The first one reads: "The all consuming struggle between the Titans and the Olympians rages on." This is a direct reference to the First War when the Olympians overthrew the mighty Titans. This could also mean the upcoming battle featured on God of War III. If you will remember by the end of GoW2 Kratos saved the Titans by going back in time using the power of the Sisters of Fate.
The second one reads: "A lone soul surveys the wake of carnage that surrounds him." It is commonly interpreted as something happening in the future when Kratos had fallen every single God of Olympus. But if you look back from the first GoW, the scene where he slays the innocents within the Temple of Athena including his family, this is the exact emotion the mural depicts.
The last one is the most cryptic. It reads: "Three Travelers heading to an unknown destiny." The most popular interpretation for this is that the three travelers are the three kings slash wise men slash magi. A star is seen in front and above the three figures which resembles the Star of Bethlehem. Therefore, many would assume that destiny would be a newborn Jesus. Many would further assume that this would happen sometime in the future timeline of God of War. Since Kratos had been slaying the Greek Gods, it would seem that he is setting the stage for Monotheism, or to be specific a set-up for the Judeo-Christian God.
That would be so wrong in many ways. First of all, it is very unlikely that the developers would insert something totally unrelated to the mythology slash belief system slash religion dominant within the main plot. Second, Kratos is not setting up monotheism. He is just taking his revenge on Zeus and his brothers for the betrayal done to him. And lastly, there is no concrete evidence that the three travelers are the the three wise men. It is neither coincidental because the developers had planted this to spark controversy. The allusion played could be contributed by many subjects.
The three travelers could be any group of three persons. Many would presume it be the brothers Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon. Or it could be the Sisters of Fate Atropos, Clotho and Lakhesis. Or it could be Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup. Or Piper, Phoebe and Paige. Or the Angels. The possibilities are endless.
The destination of the three travelers are left unknown. The three wisemen were presumed to have come from the East as mentioned by the Gospel of Matthew but they knew where their destination is by following the Star of Bethlehem. In the Chinese novel Xi You Ji, there were also travelers going to the West, although they were in a group of five and I doubt God of War would have any Buddhist implications.
The star is assumed to be the Star of Bethlehem. It might have been Sirius of the constellation Canis Major, the brightest star in the night sky.
If anything, the insertion of the final mural would purely be an Easter egg laid wide in the open for fans to hypothesize on any link whatsoever. There is none.
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Snapshots from God of War II on PS3 by AdamSpencer87 at Youtube.
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