This article contains lore based on real-life sources of the Greek mythology as introduced from the God of War Greek era.
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Greek Mythology[]
Aeacus (also spelled Eäcus, Greek Αἰακός, "bewailing" or "earth borne") was a mythological king of the island of Aegina in the Saronic Gulf. He was son of Zeus and Aegina, a daughter of the river-god Asopus. He was born on the island of Oenone or Oenopia, to which Aegina had been carried by Zeus to secure her from the anger of her parents, and whence this island was afterwards called Aegina.
After his death, Aeacus became (along with the Cretan brothers Rhadamanthus and Minos) one of the three judges in Hades, and according to Plato especially for the shades of Europeans. In works of art he was represented bearing a sceptre and the keys of Hades. Aeacus had sanctuaries both at Athens and in Aegina, and the Aeginetans regarded him as the tutelary deity of their island.
God of War Novel[]
During the brutal Siege of Athens, God of War deliberatly targets many of his fathers worshippers and his temples. After a priestess of the Skyfather brutally dies from a harpy attack, the King of the Gods, high on his alabaster throne on Olympus picks her soul and sends it to the Underworld, along with word to his son Aeacus for her "well judgement".
In God of War III[]
The statue of King Aeacus, along with the statues of his brothers Minos and Rhadamanthus, are the judges of the Underworld, and judge the heart of every dead soul, determining if they will go to Elysium or Tartarus. When Kratos entered the Underworld in God of War III, he had to present himself before all three judges. Aeacus and Rhadamanthus could not decide on his fate, so it was up to Minos to make the final decision. Minos declared that the Underworld was not yet ready for Kratos, and so the three judges let the Spartan warrior continue his way. When Kratos obtained the Nemean Cestus he had to destroy Aeacus and the other two judges to release the Chain of Balance.
In God of War Ragnarök Valhalla[]
When Valhalla took advantage of Kratos' memories, King Aeacus' statue makes a reappearance alongside the other judges of the Underworld.
Trivia[]
- Among the Judges, he was perhaps on the best terms with his father Zeus, since he was the one who the Skyfather send word to during the novelization of God of War.