 As in the video game series , the comic book 's protagonist is Kratos . The story references two periods in Kratos ' life ; his boyhood training and life in the Spartan Army as the unwitting champion of Ares , and the narrative present , in which he has assumed the role of God of War after defeating Ares . The segments of the story set in the past feature several Olympian Gods , including Ares , the God of War ; Artemis , the Goddess of the Hunt ; Hades , the God of the Underworld ; Helios , the God of the Sun ; Hermes , the God of Speed , Thievery , and Wild Animals ; and Poseidon , the God of the Sea . In the present , Kratos encounters his ally and mentor Athena , the Goddess of Wisdom , and the Chaos Giant , Gyges . Minor characters from Kratos ' first adventure include Captain Nikos , the King of Sparta , and Kratos ' wife , Lysandra , and daughter , Calliope . The champions of the gods include : Pothia , champion of Artemis and the warrior @-@ queen of an Amazonian tribe ; Cereyon , fiery champion of Helios ; Danaus , champion of Hermes who can magically control beasts ; Herodius , champion of Poseidon from the village of Thera ; and Alrik , champion of Hades and prince of the Barbarians . 
