god of war – VoVatia (original) (raw)

The Ecosystem of Yggdrasil

A comment on my post about video game squirrels mentioned Ratatosk (or Ratatoskr, probably a more accurate transliteration, but not how I originally knew it), the squirrel from Norse mythology. He’s a red squirrel who runs up and down the … Continue reading →

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The Game Names

The name “Gannon” is now on the list of top baby names, but unfortunately it probably doesn’t have anything to do with the blue pig from the Zelda games. The poorly written opening story in the original Legend of Zelda … Continue reading →

Posted in Castlevania, Mario, Video Games, Zelda | Tagged alucard, gannon, ganon, ganondorf, god of war, kratos, mortal kombat, names, raiden, robin williams, zelda fitzgerald, zelda williams |

Kratos and Barrel

While I still occasionally write about video games, I have to say it’s been a while since I’ve actually PLAYED one. I keep meaning to get back to the Dragon Quest games for the DS and some of the Sims … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Comics, Greek Mythology, Heroes of Olympus, Mythology, Percy Jackson, Rick Riordan, Video Games | Tagged ares, athena, atlantis, atlas, bia, clash of the titans, daimones, deimos, god of war, hephaestus, herakles, kratos, laufey, marvel comics, nike, pallas, perseus, plutarch, poseidon, prometheus, sparta, styx, titans, zeus |