Infuriated by his action, Athena leaves the God of War to die. Athena, also referred to as Athene, is a very important goddess of many things. His final death and one final cliffhanger! Poseidon chose Herodius as his champion in Ares' wager. In Etruscan mythology, ‘Minerva’, possesses similar skillful qualities to Athena – wisdom, war and art. Herodius – Featured in God of War comic #4 (2010–11), Herodius was a warrior from the village of Thera. In the new game, he hid these markings with bandages. Kratos’s body is now gone, there was a trail of blood leading to the edge of the cliff and we’re given one final shot of the world in chaos. Ares was the god of war, who liked to win battles with physical aggression. Though it wasn’t always shown in the previous games, it’s canon that the blades’ chains made permanent markings on Kratos’s arms. The 3 Virgin Goddesses are Artemis, Athena, and Hestia. She also appears in God of War II and briefly as an illusion in God of War (2018).. She is goddess of wisdom, courage, inspiration, civilization, law and justice, strategic warfare, mathematics, strength, strategy, the arts, crafts, and skill. Fact 2: Athena’s Roman name is ‘Minerva’, which comes from Etruscan mythology. The Temple of Athena in flames. In God of War. In fact, she appears in the original God of War as Kratos' guide and co-conspirator in killing Ares. The ancient Greeks had two different gods of war — the wise goddess Athena and the bloodthirsty god Ares. Known as both the Goddess of War and Wisdom, Athena is depicted as a noble goddess in most of the God of War games. The mere fact that, out of twelve Olympian gods, two deities were devoted to armed conflict indicates the important role warfare played in the social order and the fabric of daily life in ancient Greece. Something fans quickly noticed in the God of War 4 trailers was that Kratos no longer wielded the Blades of Chaos/Blades of Athena. Herodius was killed by Kratos, which did not go well for Poseidon. His village was stricken with a plague, cast by Poseidon so that Herodius would search for the Ambrosia. However, Athena tries to stop Kratos from fighting Zeus in order to save Olympus. Greek Goddess of Wisdom and War. Fact 3: Athena was one of the 3 ‘Virgin Goddesses’. The Temple of Athena was a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena, located in a small village.During his service to Ares, Kratos and his soldiers raided and destroyed the village,mercilessly killed everyone inhabiting it, and entered the temple, not heeding the Village Oracle's warning, and slaughtered everyone inside.