Kratos

Overview

Kratos is a child of Styx and Pallas and the personification of Power. Hesiod places him with Zelus, Nike and Bia in one genealogy and explains the four children's permanent presence beside Zeus through Styx's first response to his summons. Pseudo-Apollodorus later puts the mother and children explicitly on Zeus's side in the Titanomachy. These passages support political proximity and collective aid, but provide no individual combat technique or private motive for Kratos.

Key facts

Relationships

• Pallasfather of

  Pallas is father of Kratos.

• Styxmother of

  Styx is mother of Kratos.

• Zeussupports with Styx

  Kratos supports Zeus with Styx and remains beside him.

Story appearances

• The TitanomachyChild of Styx and Pallas, personifying Power and remaining beside Zeus.

  Child of Styx and Pallas, personifying Power and remaining beside Zeus.

Ancient sources

MythWeave distinguishes ancient-source evidence from later adaptations and modern interpretation.

• Hesiod, Theogony, Lines 383–403: the four children of Pallas and Styx, Styx first answering Zeus and the honours that follow
• Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca, 1.2.3–5: Menoetius struck during the war with the Titans and Styx with her children fighting for Zeus