Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: IGN 's Lucas M. Thomas , in a feature about Pit , commented that Pit 's inspiration in Greek mythology was more prominent than Sony 's God of War series and that Pit could be viewed as a combination between Eros and Icarus .
Simplified: Pit is based on Icarus and Eros ( also known as Cupid ) , figures from Greek mythology .