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The Pillar of the World was a gigantic 2000 - 3000 meter tall pillar that was located in the Underworld, which held up the Greek world and prevented it from collapsing. It was partially destroyed during the battle between Kratos and Persephone, forcing the Titan Atlas to stand upon it and hold all of Greece upon his shoulders.

Pillar of the world

The Pillar of the World.

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In God of War: Chains of Olympus, the Goddess, Persephone, developed a scheme in which she, with the aid of Atlas, would have destroyed the pillar and cause the entire Greek world to revert into Chaos. Kratos attempted to stop her, and the top of the pillar was where the two had their final battle. During the battle, Kratos also chained Atlas to the pillar with the Gauntlet of Zeus. After the battle was over, Persephone was destroyed, and Atlas was condemned to forever stand upon the pillar and hold the entire world on his shoulders.

Directly above the pillar was the Island of Creation, as when Kratos took the Icarus Wings in the Great Chasm, he fell right on top of Atlas, who still stood on the pillar. In God of War III, the Pillar of the World was depicted as a carving on the Gates of Tisiphone that Kratos had to solve its puzzle in order to open it and head on to the Pit of Tartarus in order to reach Cronos.

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  • The Pillar of the World first appeared in person during God of War II, where Atlas was established as having been trapped in his position as a result of Kratos' direct actions. This would later be fully depicted in God of War: Chains of Olympus, which was released the following year.
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