Primordials

“	In the time before the Titans, before the Gods of Olympus, a great battle was waged. The wrath of the Primordials, the very beings who forged the Earth, raged out of control for an eternity.	”
–Gaia

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Two Primordials in combat

The Primordials were the first beings and deities that came into existence, predating the Titans and Gods. They were astronomical in size and their appearances were elemental, similar to the Titans, though they bore a more humanoid appearance.

The in-fighting among the Primordial race resulted in the creation of the world and universe, and also caused the birth of the Furies.

Greek Mythology

In Greek Mythology, the Primordial deities are the first entites or beings born in existence. They form the very fabric of the universe and as such are immortal. The Primordials included Aether (Light), Ananke (Necessity), Chaos (Void), Chronos (Time), Erebus (Darkness), Eros (Desire), Gaia (Earth), Hemera (Day), Hydros (Primordial Waters), Nesoi (Islands), Nyx (Night), Ophion (Serpent), Ourea (Mountains), Phanes (Procreation), Pontus (Water), Tartarus (Torment), Thalassa (Sea), Thesis (Creation), and Uranus (Sky). These deities are a group of gods from which all the other gods descended from. They preceded the Titans, the descendents of Gaia and Uranus. They are also the children of Chaos the formless void who created the universe.

In the God of War Series

It's said that before the Titans and the Gods, a war broke out between the Primordials, the beings who forged the Earth. Their war was so massive it caused many natural disasters around the world, and from the rage and madness of their war, the Furies were born.

The best known Primordials are Gaia, Ouranos, Nyx and Tartarus. Morpheus, Charon, Thanatos and the Sisters of Fate would also be considered to be Primordial deities.

Powers & Abilities

Little detail is available about the extent of their power in the series at this time.

• Immortality - The Primordials have the potential to live forever and could only be destroyed by beings of equal or greater power. They are personifications of the eternity of nature and the universe.
• Invulnerability - The Primordials are possibly impervious to mortal harm. They are beings of pure elements, not bound by the weaknesses of flesh, blood and bone.
• Primordial Cosmic Power - The Primordials possessed astronomical cosmic and elemental power. Given the fact that they predate the Sisters of Fate, not even Fate itself holds sway over the Primordials. They are also older, albeit slightly, than The Furies, though it is unknown if the Furies could be of any challenge to the Primordials.
• Superhuman Strength - Their size and mass contribute to their astronomical superhuman strength and durability, likely superior to Titans, Olympians and any other creature less than a Primordial. This makes them possibly the strongest beings in the God of War universe.
• Superhuman Stamina - The Primordials are not subject to fatigue. They could wage war for centuries without rest or relent.
• Superhuman Durability - Primordials are beings of pure elements. They are tough, hard, and strong; capable of withstanding powerful blows and great pain for centuries without relent.
• Shapeshift - Primordials are also able to shapeshift, since Gaia is a Primordial and is only the size of a regular Titan.

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Trivia

• The water Primordial seen is most likely Thalassa, as it is quite clear she's a female.
• The fallen Primordial that forms the mountain ranges might be one of the Ourea.
• The Primordial that bled into the sea and thus created the Furies should have been Ouranos, however, the blood came from a female Primordial and so it is unknown to who she was. It could have perhaps been changed because Cronos is supposed to kill his father Ouranos and this would have not fit in with the God of War mythos.
  • The tentacles that emerged from the blood of the Primordials along with the Furies is not from the Charybdis, but from Alecto, in her sea beast form.
  • It is also possible that she is Nyx, who is sometimes seen as the mother of the Furies instead of Uranus.
• Unlike the Gods, whose deaths cause natural disasters and calamities, when Primordials die, their deaths create natural landscapes and forms new lands and seas.