Pallas God

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19 May 2017 Pallas: Titan god of warfare and warcraft The Greeks believed that every natural phenomenon in the world occurred because of gods - humanoid creatures that are on a higher plane of existence. They used the idea of gods because science back then couldn't explain the natural phenomena happening around them. The belief of the existence of gods had it's own history, which was very complex and in depth. One big part of the history was the Titans. they were among the first gods, of which the Olympian gods were born. Pallas, the titan god of warfare and warcraft, was the child of Crius and Eurybia. He was also married to Styx, with which he became father of Zelus, Kratos, Bia, Nike, Fontes, Lacus, and Scylla. His brothers were Astraeus and Perses. Pallas took part in the Titanomachy, which was a great war between the titans and the Olympian
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Scylla, Kratos, Bia, Zelus, Nike, Lacus, and Fontes. Kratos was the personification of power and strength. three of his other siblings - Zelus, Bia, and Nike - were enforcers of Zeus, along with Hephaestus. Kratos managed to capture Prometheus and Imprison him at the top of the Caucasus in order to punish him for his actions against Zeus. Scylla lived in a small channel right next to Charybdis. The channel was very small, so it was impossible to avoid both of them, you either had to deal with Scylla or Charybdis. In the Odyssey, six of Odysseus' men were eaten by Scylla while they were passing through. Nike was the goddess of victory. She was a companion of Zeus. Her main job was to be the divine charioteer, giving glory to the victors in a battle. Bia was a titan goddess and the personification of force. Bia, along with her other siblings and her mother, sided with Zeus in the titanomachy. She was among the four who Zeus made his companions. Zelus was the personification of dedication. He was also a follower of Zeus. Little is known about Fontes and

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