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Age of Mythology:
The Titans
Table of Contents
Mythological Improvements............................................ 2
Technological Improvements ........................................ 15
New Improvements for Other Cultures ......................... 17
Buildings ...................................................................... 19
Mythological Improvements
Alluvial Clay
Worship
Prometheus
Researched at Temple
Improvement Increases the hit points of Promethean
myth units
Prometheus formed his Prometheans from the clay
in river banks and beds, which was deposited from
running water and contained bits of rock, other
minerals, and even gold. This clay formed a tight
matrix, almost like a skeleton, inside the Prometheans
and made them very strong, sturdy creatures.
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Bite of the Shark
Worship
Oceanus
Researched at Barracks
Improvement Provides Murmillo with serrated
swords, increasing their attack
Some companies of Murmillo would dedicate
themselves to one particular Titan, most commonly
Oceanus. These Murmilo carried shark teeth as a
symbol of their devotion. Some companies entered
a bloody rage, like the berserkers of the north, and
others carried swords with vicious, serrated edges
which they used to savage their enemies.
Celerity
Worship
Hekate
Asper Blood
Researched at Temple
Worship
Hekate
Improvement Causes myth units to train much faster
Researched at Temple
Hekate, the goddess of night and magic, was later the
companion of Persephone in the Underworld. Those
that follow Hekate have a deep understanding of how
quickly life can slip away. They learn to make each
second count, for wasted time only brings them closer
to death.
Improvement Makes the blood of Lampades do area
damage to units and bonus damage to
heroes
The Lampades, torch-bearing nymphs devoted to
Hekate, drank from the waters of Phlegethon and
their blood became like the fire of their torches. The
death of a Lampades resulted in a spectacular spray
of blood and a flame that burned long after the body
was consumed.
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Channels
Worship
Focus
Gaia
Kronos
Researched at Town Center
Researched at Temple
Improvement Makes Citizens move faster
Improvement Increases focus of Oracles, improving
their movement speed and the speed
at which their line of sight grows
The capital city of Atlantis was ringed by nine great
canals. These canals allowed Citizens, soldiers, and
goods to be transported quickly around the huge city.
When Atlanteans left their beloved city, they would
toss coins, and even jewelry, into the waters of the
canals for good luck and as an offering for a safe
return.
Eyes of Atlas
Worship
Atlas
Researched at Temple
Improvement Increases line of sight for all myth
units
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Worship
As a punishment for rebelling against Zeus, the Titan
Atlas, first king of Atlantis, was condemned to bear the
weight of the heavens on his shoulders. When Atlas
turns his gaze to the burden on his back, it is said that
those who follow the Titans see all that he sees with
his eyes.
Oracles studying the mysteries of Kronos learned
methods of meditation where they could slip into the
future and see more clearly and quickly than other
Oracles. As they advanced in their studies and drew
further and further away from the present, these
Oracles lost the ability to communicate their visions.
Eventually, they slipped away entirely, their minds lost
to their visions of the future.
Gemino
Worship
Hyperion
Researched at Temple
Improvement Doubles the amount of javelins thrown
by Satyrs
Satyrs were not warriors or soldiers, though they were
fierce when deprived of wine, sleep, nymphs, or when
threatened. They rode timid donkeys into battle and
carried javelins crafted for them by Dryads. The eldest
Satyr, Silenus, could throw two javelins at a time and
would occasionally teach this trick to other Satyrs.
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Halo of the Sun
Hephaestus Revenge
Worship
Worship
Helios
Researched at Palace, Dock
Researched at Temple
Improvement Increases damage done by Fire
Siphons and Fireships
Improvement Grants Automatons more hit points
and the ability to repair themselves
“Thereafter, because they so honored Helios, the Titan
returned to Atlantis, and in his great temple there set
a flame that could be extinguished by neither wind nor
water. The Atlanteans carried this flame to every land they
conquered, and with it, the light of Atlantean wisdom.”
During the god Hephaestus’s exile from Olympus, the
lame smith was more than willing to offer his services
to the highest bidder. If he could serve the enemies
of the family that had rejected him in the process, so
much the better. Hephaestus taught the Atlanteans
many interesting tricks; among them was the smelting
technique that dramatically improved the longevity of
their mechanical servants, the Automatons.
—Voices of the Oracle, the Lay of Ioleta
Heart of the Titans
Worship
Prometheus
Researched at Temple
Improvement Reduces cost of improving human units
to heroes
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Leto
The Titan Prometheus loved mankind, his most favored
creation. He always sought to make their troubled lives
better, at times assisting them in spite of the will of the
other gods. He even went so far as to bestow upon his
favorite mortals the secrets of the Titans, giving birth
to a line of heroes who would rattle the foundations
of Olympus.
Heroic Fleet
Worship
All cultures in the Classical Age
can research this mythological
improvement
Researched at Dock
Improvement Increases naval unit effectiveness
against myth units
Sea travel was a terrifying prospect for people of the
ancient world. From mythical monsters such as the
Greek Scylla or the Norse Kraken, to more mundane
yet equally terrible maelstroms and iceburgs, deadly
dangers lurked in every ocean. However, for rulers
who were willing to invest the time and resources in
a powerful fleet, such as King Minos of Crete, the sea
offered many opportunities to gain an advantage over
their rivals.
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Heroic Renewal
Io Guardian
Worship
Worship
Hyperion
Researched at Palace
Researched at Temple
Improvement Allows heroes to regenerate
Improvement Upgrades Argus to Io Guardian, giving
them increased line of sight and faster
recharge of their special ability
“Hekate then gave her infusion to Helios for his help in
finding Persephone. Helios, renewed daily, had no need
of this restorative and gave it to his father, Hyperion.
Hyperion, far-sighted and all-seeing, smeared it upon the
eyes of worthy mortals in their sleep. When these favored
mortals awoke to sight and consciousness, they found
themselves with the ability to heal swiftly from even the
most terrible of wounds.”
—Voices of the Oracles, the Lay of Ioleta
Horns of Consecration
Worship
Rheia
Researched at Town Center
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Atlas
Improvement Grants a faster trickle of favor
The Titan Rheia was an earth goddess and surrounded
herself with wild creatures. While she is usually
associated with lions, like those which pulled her
chariot, the Minoans worshipped her with rites and
rituals involving bulls. The Minoans consecrated
their buildings by decorating them with the sculpted
representations of horned bulls, believing it pleased
the gods.
Zeus transformed his lover Io into a white cow to
protect her from the wrath of his jealous wife, Hera.
But Hera saw through the ruse, and requested the cow
as a gift. She then sent her servant Argus, a giant with
a hundred eyes, to guard the cow. Eventually, Zeus
sent Hermes to trick and slay Argus. To honor the
memory of her fallen servant, Hera placed the eyes of
Argus on the tail of a peacock.
Lance of Stone
Worship
Theia
Researched at Temple
Improvement Improves the attack of Contarius
heroes against buildings
A Contarius distinguished in battle, upon returning
to Atlantis, was presented with a lance made from
petrified wood found in one of Atlantis’s most distant
western colonies. When the stone lance of a Contarius
broke, the soldier’s name was carved on i ts shaft and
the fragments were returned in honor to Atlantis.
These fragments were arranged in a palisade around
the Palace of the Theocrat. It did not take long for
the competitive Contarii to begin seeking out targets
that would most swiftly break their lances—namely
buildings.
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Lemurian Descendants
Mythic Rejuvination
Worship
Worship
Theia
Researched at Palace
Researched at Temple
Improvement Increases line of sight for all human
soldiers
Improvement Allows myth units to regenerate health
The Titan Theia, goddess of sight, ruled over Lemuria,
the most loyal and advanced of Atlantean colonies.
The Lemurians were tall and li the, but were best
known for their keen vision—a boon f rom their patron
goddess. They were employed as scouts alongside
Oracles for much of the Atlantean empire. The island
of Lemuria was destroyed when the brother giants
Ephialtes and Otus piled up mountains, including the
mountainous Lemuria, to reach Olympus.
Mail of Orichalkos
Worship
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Hekate
Rheia
Researched at Barracks
Improvement Makes archers more resistant to
hacking attacks, such as those from
swords
The Atlantean followers of Rheia were blacksmiths of
unsurpassed skill who mastered a unique method of
distilling zinc ore. When the distillation was mixed
with brass, the result was the silvery metal orichalkos.
Strong enough to stop the heaviest of blows, Mail
of Orichalkos is also extremely lightweight when
quenched in sea water, the perfect armor for archers
and other missile troops.
“Hekate collected the blood of Behemoth under a new moon
and added to it honey, rain, and wine. This she poured into
the mouths of her most favored creatures. These creatures
thereafter healed swiftly from even the most grievous
wounds.”
—Voices of the Oracles, the Lay of Ioleta
Petrified
Worship
Helios
Researched at Counter Barracks
Improvement Improves armor of siege weapons
“... were made of a strange and very hard wood. And as
Helios’s searing gaze beats down onto all things, so too did
these giant-crafted siege weapons, rock-hurlers and arrowthrowers, lay waste to the shining capitol of Lemuria. They
reduced our beloved city to rubble in a matter of hours, but
Chalu was not afraid.”
—The Inverada, The Siege at Murinca
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Poseidon’s Secret
Safe Passage
Worship
Worship
Theia
Researched at Barracks
Researched at Sky Passage
Improvement Gives cavalry greater speed and attack
Improvement Makes Sky Passages cheaper, and
gives them more line of sight and a
ranged attack
Theia, wife of Hyperion and mother of the sun, moon,
and dawn, was the Titan most interested in learning
from the upstart Olympians. Poseidon had much
to teach his aunt, most importantly a method for
breeding the finest steeds the world had ever seen.
Whether Theia stole Poseidon’s knowledge of horses
or Poseidon simply volunteered to help the Atlanteans
is unclear. Regardless, Poseiden’s Secret now belongs
to the followers of Theia.
Rheia’s Gift
Worship
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Oranos
Rheia
The sacred Sky Passages of Oranos were identified by
the enemies of Atlantis as logistically very dangerous
buildings because they could instantaneously
transport armies and Citizens. These buildings were
attacked and destroyed before all others. In response
to these attacks, Atlanteans began building Sky
Passages more soundly and with the ability to be
defended from within.
Titan Shield
Researched at Temple
Worship
Improvement Decreases the cost in favor of all
mythological i mprovements
Researched at Town Center
As the children of Kronos and Rheia were born, Kronos
swallowed them one by one. When Rheia gave birth
to Zeus, she hid the infant and fed Kronos a stone
instead, risking her husband’s wrath to save her
youngest son. Rheia is held in high regard by both the
Olympians and the Titans—and her son Zeus, her gift
to the world, is honored by all.
Atlas
Improvement Makes buildings more resistant to
pierce and hack damage
The Atlanteans were always closely connected to
the Titans, and the raw power of the ancient gods
is locked deep within the stones of Atlantis itself.
While Atlas still bears the burden of the heavens,
the Atlanteans can draw on the might of his sturdy
shoulders to strengthen their buildings and walls.
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Volcanic Forge
Worship
Leto
Researched at Temple
Bronze Wall
Improvement Hardens the steel skin of Automatons,
making them more resistant to piercing
damage
Researched at Wall
After Hephaestus was hurled from Olympus by his
mother Hera, he was willing to offer his services
to the highest bidder, even if the bidders were the
Atlantean followers of Leto, daughter of the Titans
Phoebe and Coeus. The Volcanic Forges found in many
Atlantean towns are one legacy of this partnership
between Titan-worshippers and the Olympian god of
blacksmiths. The forges draw their power from the
eternal flames that burn in the depths of Tartarus.
Weightless Mace
Worship
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Technological Improvements
Oceanus
Researched at Counter Barracks
Improvement Increases Katapeltes speed and attack
Atlanteans worshipping Oceanus discovered another
odd property of the metal orichalkos. When quenched
in salt water, weapons forged from this otherwise very
heavy, dense metal became virtually weightless. The
Atlanteans quickly adapted this metal to their heaviest
weapons, the deadly maces of the Katapeltes.
Improvement Increases strength of basic rock wall
Great veins of valuable ores discovered deep
within the heart of Atlantis contributed to its early
prominence and wealth. These ores were so plentiful
and were mined in such quantity that the metals they
yielded were not reserved solely for costly weapons
and tools. Buildings were roofed with shiny metal
shingles, and even the poorest Atlantean Citizen had
metal tools, household implements, weapons, and
jewelry. However, the most remarkable signs of the
fabulous prosperity, power, and wealth of Atlantis
were the gleaming metal walls that ringed the island
and its capitol city, including a Bronze Wall that ringed
the whole island three times.
Iron Wall
Researched at Wall
Improvement Increases strength of Bronze Wall
Further signs of the extraordinary prosperity of
Atlantis were the massive Iron Walls surrounding the
nine citadels that overlooked the city. Set high above
the city at the top of tall cliffs, the citadels and their
gleaming walls could be seen from great distances by
approaching ships.
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Orichalkos Wall
Researched at Wall
Improvement Increases strength of Iron Wall
The most important structures in Atlantis, the cloisters
of the Caladrian Order, the Palace complexes of the
Theocrat, and all the Temples dedicated to the Titans,
were enclosed by stunning walls of pure orichalkos.
The wondrous and precious Orichalkos Walls were
nearly indestructible, offering appropriate protection
to those structures most important to the people
of Atlantis.
New Improvements for
Other Cultures
In addition to the Heroic Fleet mythological improvement, which is
available to all cultures in Age of Mythology®: The Titans , there are
new improvements available for each of the previous cultures.
Axe of Muspell
Worship
Norse Gods
Researched at Longhouse
Improvement Gives Throwing Axemen a bonus
against flying units
Muspell is a land of fi re and desolation, directly
opposed to Niflheim, and ruled by the fire giant Surl.
Throwing axes forged in the flames of Muspell are
extremely accurate, and can knock a bird from the sky
at a great distance.
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Hands of the Pharaoh
Worship
Egyptian Gods
Researched at Temple
Improvement Allows Priests to pick up Relics
Some treasures of the ancient world were so sacred
that it was forbidden for any to touch them except
the Pharaohs. There were times, however, when a
particularly enlightened Pharaoh would grant his most
loyal servants the right to bear those wondrous Relics
to their new places of rest.
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Beast Slayer
Worship
Greek Gods
Researched at Fortress
Improvement Improves attack of Hetairoi, Myrmidon,
and Gastraphetes against myth units
The townships of the Atlantean culture reflect the unique nature
of the Atlantean people. While some structures serve essentially
the same purpose as those of the other c ultures, such as the Town
Center and the Temple, there are some that are more specialized.
Heroes have always risen to protect their cities from
the marauding monsters of legend. Some heroes stand
out beyond others: Bellerophon, Chalu, Perseus. Such
names echo in Olympus. These heroes are so great the
gods have named them Beast Slayers.
Guild
Heroic Fleet
Manor
Worship
Atlantean families are more closely tied to their
neighbors than in most communities. The Manors
where they live are much larger than the Houses of
other cultures, and may house many families living
together.
All cultures in the Classical Age
can research this mythological
improvement
Researched at Dock
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Buildings
Improvement Increases naval unit effectiveness
against myth units
Sea travel was a terrifying prospect for people of the
ancient world. From mythical monsters such as the
Greek Scylla or the Norse Kraken, to more mundane
yet equally terrible maelstroms and i ceburgs, deadly
dangers lurked in every ocean. However, for rulers
who were willing to invest the time and resources in
a powerful fleet, such as King Minos of Crete, the sea
offered many opportunities to gain an advantage over
their rivals.
Since the Atlantean Citizens need no drop sites
for food and resources collected, all economic
improvements are researched at the Guild.
Mirror Tower
A type of Guard Tower, the Mirror Tower is a gift to the
followers of Helios and can f ire devastating beams of
focused sunlight.
Sky Passage
A gift of Oranos, the Sky Passage is a type of tower
that, if units are garrisoned there, allows Atlanteans to
exit from any other sky tower the player possesses.
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Mythology: The Titans
Gaia, the Mother Earth goddess, created Oranos, the god of the
sky, and mated with him, thereby producing the first immortals—
the Titans. The twelve Titans were equally div ided between males
(Iapetus, Hyperion, Oceanus, Coeus, Creus, and Kronos) and
females (Phoebe, Rheia, Theia, Mnemosyne, Tethys, and Themis).
In addition, Gaia gave birth to other creatures, including the
Cyclops and the Hecatoncheires (hundred-handed giants).
Oranos hated Gaia’s children, however, and hid them within
Mother Earth, causing her great pain and suffering. Kronos, the
youngest of the Titans, eventually overthrew his father and freed
his siblings, though he kept the other creatures imprisoned.
The Titans and their children (including Prometheus, Atlas,
Hekate, Selene, and Helios) then ruled the universe. At this time
humankind was created and Atlantis was founded. All was not
harmonious, however.
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Kronos took his sister Rheia as his wife. Fearing a prophecy that
his own offspring would turn on him, as he had turned on Oranos,
Kronos swallowed his children as they were born. Rheia gave birth
to her sixth child, Zeus, in the dead of night and fooled Kronos by
giving him a stone to swallow. Zeus was then entrusted to Gaia
until grown, at which point he returned and forced Kronos to
regurgitate the five older children (and the stone).
A war, called the Titanomachy, broke out between Zeus and his
generation against many of the older Titans. At the request of Gaia
and to aid his cause, Zeus freed the Cyclops, who forged Zeus’s
thunderbolts, Hades’s helmet of invisibility, and Poseidon’s trident.
The struggle raged for ten years, and the earth shook and burned
as huge rocks crashed into it and thunderbolts ignited forests.
Some surmise that Atlantis was destroyed in this struggle, perhaps
for siding with the Titans against Zeus’s confederacy.
As the climax of the war approached, Zeus recalled the wishes of
Gaia and returned to the Underworld to free the Hecatoncheires.
Maddened by their long imprisonment at the hands of the Titans—
first Oranos, and then Kronos—they unleashed a storm of rocks
that ended the war. Zeus condemned to Tartarus the Titans who
stood against him and the Cyclops fashioned a series of gates and
walls to hold them. Zeus also placed the Hecatoncheires as their
guards. Zeus and his generation took over the universe and ruled
from Olympus.
Thus all the gods of the universe were the progeny of the
Titans and ruled in peace only so long as the Titans remained
imprisoned. But there remained in the world both mortals and
immortals who continued to plot revenge.
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Mythology: Atlantis
a very advanced civilization that prospered on an island in the
Atlantic Ocean 11,000 years ago. The only reference to Atlantis
that has survived from ancient times is found in the Dialogues
of Plato, written around 360 BC. Plato describes an idyllic land
of bountiful crops, abundant natural resources, and a rich and
varied wildlife (including elephants). A contented population lived
principally in a large city that was a center for trade
and commerce.
Although the Atlanteans lived harmoniously for many generations,
they gradually became corrupted by greed and power. This moral
collapse drew the attention of Zeus and the gods of Olympus,
leading ultimately to the sudden and catastrophic destruction of
the island and its civilization.
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All Atlantis stories assert that Atlantis was the first great
civilization on Earth, and that it was wealthy and very technically
advanced. Modest advances claimed for Atlantis include irrigation,
canal building, and writing (perhaps a half dozen millennia before
writing appeared again in the Middle East). At the extreme, more
modern proponents of Atlantis claim they developed to the point
of having electricity, robots, and flying machines.
All proponents agree that Atlantis was suddenly destroyed,
probably by natural disaster. Atlantean refugees (or colonists)
escaped from the disaster, however, to found colonies el sewhere
around Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Middle East. These
in turn grew into what are now recognized as many of the first
great civilizations on Earth, such as the Mycenaens, Egyptians,
and Sumerians. Thus the Atlanteans are seen as the precursors of
western civilization, though most of their technology was lost in
the dark age following their destruction.
Whether Plato was recounting facts passed down to him from
unknown sources or created the story himself as a cautionary tale
for the Greeks of his day has been debated ever since. No generally
accepted physical evidence of a lost advanced civilization or island
has been found in the Atlantic, although many people believe they
have located the site of Atlantis there or elsewhere. The story is
compelling, however, and continues to l ive. It has been furthered
and embellished by many writers following after Plato, i ncluding
quasi-historians, novelists, and even filmmakers.
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