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Personality

Helios was very proud of his status as "God of the Sun", as he was the one keeping external threats, such as Morpheus, away from Olympus. He also shows an honorable side, as he wanted to compensate Kratos for saving him from Atlas. However, after being consumed by the evils of the Pandora's box, Helios became arrogant and manipulative, as when he tried to manipulate Kratos into touching the Flames of Olympus and called Hephaestus a "freak" who was cast aside.


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Powers & Abilities

“ FEEL THE POWER OF THE SUN! ” –Helios attacking Kratos.

As the God of the Sun and easily one of the most important deities in the Greek Pantheon, Helios is implied to be an incredible force to be reckoned with. He may have presumably possessed all of the standard abilities of a God, including immortality, enhanced physical abilities, and great endurance, however as a natural born Titan, he presumably possesses greater abilities. Although while this may indeed be the case, Helios himself does not receive an opportunity to display many of these traits, as his appearances in God of War III were rather brief and did not involve any scuffles with Kratos.
Since he is the literal aspect of the Sun, should Helios be destroyed or abducted, this would cause the Sun to be blocked out by heavy rain clouds and violent storms and even disappear entirely (as shown by his death at the hands of Kratos and his abduction in Chains of Olympus). In addition to all of his primary powers and abilities, Helios also possessed an immense flying chariot with flaming horses that he would ride with very masterful skill into battle at great speeds. He was also in possession of his trademark Sun Shield (worn on his left forearm), which he could use to deflect any oncoming attacks.

Photo kinesis/Helio kinesis: In addition to his physical attributes, Helios, being the God of the Sun, naturally has control over different aspects of the sun, such as fire or more specifically sunlight; He also displays the ability to unleash an incredibly bright light from his body which he could use to utterly blind his enemies and illuminate even the most darkest of places (as demonstrated by Kratos using his decapitated head as a makeshift lantern). His solar powers are so strong that they can even forcefully banish Nyx , a Primordial Goddess, and illuminate the Underworld . Pyrokinesis: He was shown to be able to hurl massive blasts of light at his foes that would explode in fiery glory that proved to be very effective when he is seen battling the Titan Perses at different points in the game. Prayer Empowerment : As all the Olympians, Helios gains power through worship and sacrifices. It is stated that he was behind only Zeus in mortal worship due to his life-giving Sunlight. Even the dead in Hades prayed to him during God of War III to stop Kratos cataclysmic rampage. Banishment: During the Trojan War, Helios was called upon to banish a primeval evil from this realm. Clairvoyance (during daytime) : Helios knows and sees all that transpires on the Earth during his journey and was able to tell Demeter of her daughters abduction. Superhuman Durability: However, out of all the abilities he apparently possessed, quite possibly the most prominent attribute displayed by Helios is immense physical durability, as he was shown to have been able to survive being both crushed in Perses' fist and even thrown at presumably high speeds into a mountainside (although he did suffer from some injuries as a result of this). This proves that Helios, at full strength, was a truly powerful opponent to face and would have most likely put up a rather impressive fight should he have had the opportunity to face the Ghost of Sparta in a more proper setting where the odds would have been more evenly matched.

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In Greek Mythology

In the Greek Mythology, the Sun was personified as Helios. Helios was the All-Seeing God of the Sun and was called upon witness when needed by the Gods. He was a son of the Titan Hyperion and Theia, brother of the Goddesses Selene, the Moon, and Eos , the Dawn and the father of Circe, Goddess of Magic. The names of these three were also the common Greek words for Sun, Dawn and Moon. Helios was imagined as a handsome God crowned with the shining aureole of the sun, who drove the Sun Chariot across the sky each day to earth-circling Oceanus and through the world-ocean returned to the East at night. Homer described Helios's chariot as drawn by his Fire Steeds . Still later, the horses were given fiery names: Pyrois, Aeos, Aethon, and Phlegon.
Although born a Titan, Helios is never depicted in the gigantic form of his parents.
As time passed, Helios was increasingly identified with the God of Light, Apollo , but the two remained separate beings. Helios' mythological Roman equivalent is Sol .