Pallas
Pallas was the Titan god of warcraft and battle — father of Nike (Victory) and the patron of warriors.
The Myth of Pallas
Pallas, a Titan of warcraft, was born to Crius and Eurybia. With Styx he fathered Nike (Victory), Kratos (Strength), Bia (Force), and Zelus (Zeal) — the four who stood beside Zeus in the Titanomachy after Styx pledged her household to the Olympian cause. Through this alliance, Pallas's own children helped defeat the Titans. Athena bore the epithet Pallas, though the connection is debated — one tradition says she slew a giant named Pallas and took his skin as her aegis. Another links it to a childhood companion. After the Titanomachy, Pallas was imprisoned in Tartarus alongside Kronos, Coeus, and the other defeated Titans.
Parents
Crius and Eurybia
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Words We Inherited
English words and phrases that trace back to this myth. See our full guide to English words from Greek mythology.
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