Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-1265392-20141109022825/@comment-3492791-20141109023852

That is a theory. Supposedly the devs said he's not in the game at all, but no one can seem to source it.

Also having his "deific status" removed is nothing more than revoking his title. He used to be the God of War until Gwyn removed him from the pantheon for his "foolishness". It was essentially just disowning him.