<P> As with the previous games in the God of War franchise , God of War : Chains of Olympus is set in an alternate version of ancient Greece , populated by the Olympian Gods , Titans , and other beings of Greek mythology . With the exception of flashbacks , the events are set between those of the games Ascension ( 2013 ) and God of War ( 2005 ) . Several locations are explored , including the real world locations of the ancient cities of Attica and Marathon , the latter including fictional settings of the Temple of Helios and the Caves of Olympus , and several other fictional locations , including the Underworld , which features scenes at the River Styx , Tartarus , the Fields of Elysium , and the Temple of Persephone . </P>
when does god of war chains of olympus take place
an alternate version of ancient Greece