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[God of War 2005] Did Kratos believe in Ares as a tangible god with whom he could commune or was his desperate plea for vengeance given without hope? Was Kratos someone who went to temples, made offerings to gods in his youth or in any other way knew them to be real?
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Kratos literally met Ares, in person, as a child. Ares kidnapped his brother, and then punched Kratos in the face. Athena, who was also present, is even called out by name (albeit in a different language). 

Kratos may not have been making offerings (doesn't seem the type), but there is absolutely no way that Kratos didn't know the gods were real.