Cratus
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(Crato s; Krato s; Strength) Greek
The personification of strength; a demigod or lesser
god; son of the Titan Pallas and the water Nymph
Styx; brother of Nike (Victory), Bia (Force), and
Zelus (Zeal).
Cratus and his siblings, winged creatures who
moved very quickly, served as guards and attendants
to Zeus. Their mother had sided with the great god
in his battle with Cronus and the Titans, and had
brought her children, Cratus, Nike, Bia, and Zelus,
to serve with her.
To Cratus and Bia fell the task of carrying out the
punishment of the god Prometheus, who had given
fire to humans. They chained him to a rock high in
the mountains, where each day a vulture plucked at
his liver and each night the organ grew back.
The Roman counterpart to Cratus was Potestas.
Liens utiles
- Nike (Nice; Victory) Greek The spirit of victory; a demigod or lesser goddess; daughter of the Titan Pallas and the water Nymph Styx; sister of Bia (Force), Cratus (Strength), and Zelus (Zeal).
- Zelus (Zelos; Zeal, Strife) Greek The personification of rivalry, envy, jealousy, and eagerness; a demigod or lesser god; son of the Titan Pallas and the water Nymph Styx; brother of Nike (Victory), Bia (Force), and Cratus (Strength).
- Cratus (Crato s; Krato s; Strength) Greek The personification of strength; a demigod or lesser god; son of the Titan Pallas and the water Nymph Styx; brother of Nike (Victory), Bia (Force), and Zelus (Zeal).
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