him, to the point where his wife Lysandra would state outright that he cared nothing for Sparta's glory, but for his own. He would not listen to her, and continued his rampage, blindly following the will of Ares in his pursuit of more bloodshed and infamy — yet this took a tragic turn when the God tricked him into killing his wife and child, all to destroy what little humanity he had left. Branded the "Ghost of Sparta" for this terrible deed, the ashes of his wife and child would remain fused.