Kratos
/ˈkrɑː.tɒs/noun
A Greek word meaning strength, power, or dominion, also used as a masculine name and mythological personification.
Did you know?In Hesiod’s Greek mythology, Kratos was the personification of strength and power, alongside his sister Bia, the embodiment of force and violence.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*krat-
“Strength, power, or authority”
Ancient Greek
Greek
κράτος (krátos)
“Might, strength, power, or rule”
8th–7th Century BCE
Greek
Κράτος (Krátos)
“A divine personification of power in Greek mythology”
Classical Greek
Greek
-κρατία (-kratía)
“Rule or government by a particular power or group”
19th Century
English
-cracy
“A combining form meaning rule or government”
Modern English
English
Kratos
“A Greek-derived personal name, mythological figure, and fictional character”
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