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Why did Kratos kill his family?

In order to completely be free of Ares' oath, Kratos was forced to kill Orkos, who begged Kratos to do so. Although free of his oath to the god, he was flooded with memories of killing his family. ... A dissatisfied and despairing Kratos tried to commit suicide but was saved by Athena, who guided him to Olympus.