Age of Mythology Lore

Age of Mythology:


It is a real-time strategy game developed by Ensemble and published by Microsoft. The release date was October 30, 2002, in North America and a week later in Europe. The game takes some inspiration from mythology and legends. They belong from Greeks, Egyptians, and Norse, rather than from actual historical events. Many gameplay elements are like the Age of Empires series. The campaign follows an Atlantean admiral, Arkantos. He travels on the lands, hunting a cyclops in league with Poseidon against Atlantis.



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Age of Mythology: The Titans


It is an expansion pack to the real-time strategy video game of Age of Mythology. A year later, Ensemble released the game. They add a new culture, Atlanteans, and three new major gods, plus new units, buildings and god powers. They include many new features and the ability to summon a Titan. Critics gave Titans an average rating of 84% according to Game Rankings.



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Heroes:


1) Arkantos


A participant in the Trojan War, Arkantos:


helped to resurrect the Egyptian god Osiris,


united the Norse clans, and


prevented the Cyclops Gargarensis from unleashing the Titan Kronos upon the world.


Granted divine status for his heroic efforts, he advised his son against the agents of Kronos. Arkantos was a master warrior and a brilliant tactician, and thus, got the rank of Admiral. In his early days, there were many enemies for him to fight and Atlantis was under constant threat. He could defeat every enemy of Atlantis except for pirates. His position then became ceremonial, as Atlantis had no major enemies. Arkantos only had to deal with the occasional pirate attack. One raid turned personal when the pirate Minotaur Kamos killed Arkantos wife. This left Arkantos his only son, Kastor and a deep hatred of pirates, particularly, Kamos. After he defeats Gargarensis, Zeus makes him a god.



2) Ajax


The son of the King of Salamis, Ajax was the second greatest Greek champion at Troy, behind only Achilles. Homer described Ajax as a wall and said he was much taller than other men were. When Achilles withdrew from the fighting, and it was Ajax who met Hector in single combat. The two heroes fought all day, with only Hector takes a slight wound. Following the death of Achilles, Ajax competed with Odysseus for the armor of the fallen hero. Odysseus proved more eloquent as a speaker, yet, and got the prize. Besides, he accompanies him to Ioklos afterward. Ajax is the "brawn" of the team, not being much of a strategist but a hardy fighter.



3) Chiron


Was a god of healing in Thessalian mythology, but later became an immortal Centaur. Although Centaurs were usually wild, Chiron was the exception. He was wise, and his knowledge of healing was legendary. He was the tutor of many notable heroes, including Theseus. In Greek mythology was a Centaur renowned for his wisdom. Arkantos and Ajax rescued Chiron from bandits, in Ioklos. He afterward joins the heroes in their quest. In Egypt, he assists his companions by leading the force taking the Head of Osiris from the Tamarisk Tree. As the heroes attempt to escape a band of fire giants in Niflheim, he sacrifices himself. He toppled a large boulder to block the path of the giants. Chiron saved his comrades but ensuring his death as the giants overwhelm him.



4) Odysseus


The ruler of the island of Ithaca, Odysseus was one of the most prominent Greek champions in the Trojan War. The stratagem of the Trojan Horse was his idea. Shortly after Arkantos reaches Troy and destroys the harbors with Agamemnon, Odysseus appears. In Troy he, Arkantos and Ajax use the Trojan horse to sneak into Troy, signal the army, then take the city. Odysseus leaves on his famous 10-year journey home while Arkantos stays on his quest. Odysseus appears in Norse after Arkantos refuges the Mjolnir. Soon they leave with what they think is the head of Gargarensis, Arkantos' new enemy (but it is Kemsyt's). Odysseus sees Arkantos fighting Gargarensis at Poseidon's temple in Atlantis. 



5) Kastor


Kastor, now an adult, is following in his father, Arkantos's, footsteps. He is embittered by the loss of his parents in his childhood. His mother was killed by pirates when he was very young and his father disappeared after saving the world from the machinations of the sea god Poseidon. Kastor, believes his father lives, he cannot explain why, but knows that one day he will see him again. Until that time, however, he is on his own and takes little counsel but his own. Arkantos appears to Kastor and makes him as the ruler of Atlantis, handing him the Staff of Atlantis.



6) Amanra


Nubian mercenary leader, the daughter of war chief and a devotee of Isis. At an early age, Amanra went with her father into battles. She soon established her reputation as a legendary fighter. Amanra's commander is a man of great incompetence and a greater belly, Mnevis. He gets his position because of his friendship with Amanra. Arkantos encounters Amanra after emerging from the underworld in Egypt. He helps her to recover the pieces of the body of Osiris. Osiris died because of Set and Amanra bring him back to life. Osiris can stop Gargarensis and Kemsyt from opening the entrance to the underworld. Amanra afterward follows Arkantos throughout the rest of his journey. After ten years Amanra becomes Queen Amanra and is in charge of the Egyptian forces. She troops sent to reinforce Sikyos against Kastor and the Atlanta invaders. After learning of Kastor's deception, she joins him in his mission to stop the Titans from escaping.



7) Folstag


Folstag was infamous among the human inhabitants of icy Midgard as a troublemaker and destroyer of homes. After the great Atlantean hero Arkantos stopped Gargarensis from bringing Ragnarok upon the Earth, Folstag rethought his hatred of humankind. Through a series of events, including taming Nidhogg, he won the favor of the Midgardians and united the Giants and Norsemen in peace.



8) Theris


Theris was a bandit lord that Arkantos defeated many years ago. There may be some sinister connection between Theris and the Minotaur, Kamos, but the undead Anubite isn't one for sharing his secrets.



9) Reginleif


Her name means "Heritage of the Gods." Once a powerful member of the sisterhood of the Valkyrie, Reginleif served Odin by capturing the souls of warriors for his armies in Valhalla. Reginleif fell from grace from unknown events and seeks to redeem herself in Odin's eyes by delaying Ragnarok.



10) Setna


Is an Egyptian high priest allied with Amanra. He helps Arkantos resurrect the god Osiris. Many tales are told in Egypt of Setna, the son of Ramses the Great, who is the wisest of all scribes. Tales are also told of his son Se-Osiris - 'The Gift of Osiris' - the wonderful child who, at the age of 12, was the greatest magician Egypt had ever known.



11) Eitri & Brokk


Are two dwarfs. He and his brother show the heroes the way into Midgard after they help them reclaim their forge. Later he, along with his brother reforges Thor's hammer, Mjollnir. They are one of the two best blacksmiths of Midgard.



Villains:


1) Gargarensis


It is a Cyclops and a distant descendant of Poseidon. Poseidon for which Gargarensis has never forgiven him seduced his great-grandmother, Anymone. Gargarensis want revenge on him. He wants nothing more than to be a god himself and will not stop at anything to achieve it.



2) Kamos


Was a Minotaur calf when Egyptian fishing ship took him and goddess Bast raised him. Kamos harbors great anger, and he uses it to lead Egyptian pirates in thievery and murder. Kamos attack Atlanta ships and when Arkantos chase him, he retreats to the stronghold.



3) Kemsyt


The worshipper of Set, desert shadow, poisoner and assassin - Kemsyt is a deadly enemy and a loyal ally. Kemsyt hungers for power but lacks the strength to inspire and lead others. Still, his network of information and resources more than makeup for his wheedling nature and cowardice. Kemsyt and Amanra are old enemies who have fought many times, but Kemsyt has always managed to escape



4) Kronos


The youngest of the Titans, his name meant time. Kronos became king of the gods after he castrated his father, Oranos, with the help of his mother, Gaia, who wished to free her children whom Oranos had imprisoned. Kronos ruled over a time of prosperity known as the Golden Age. Kronos and his wife/sister Rheia produced six children, including Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades. Fearing a revolt similar to his own, Kronos attempted to swallow all of his children at their birth, but Zeus avoided that fate and ultimately freed his siblings and banished the Titans to Tartarus.



5) Promethean


Zeus requested Prometheus to make the man. He is famous in Greek Mythology for giving the gift of fire to the mortals against the wishes of Zeus. Zeus punished him by tying to a rock and every day, an eagle would eat his liver, only to regenerate the next day. Hercules freed him, yet had to wear a ring, so Zeus could praise himself for enchaining Prometheus. He escapes Tartarus after Kastor weakens the Olympians. Prometheus would have wreaked havoc across the Greek countryside. He would have killed Kastor as well if Ajax and Amanra had not intervened. Kastor returns and weakens Prometheus by restoring the wildlife in the area.



6) Cerberus


Is an enormous three-headed dog and guardian of Erebus. Cerberus is a "lesser" Titan that stay in Tartarus.Titan with three dog heads on him. Cerberus appears in Egypt and wreaks havoc by destroying the pyramid of Osiris in Abydos. Kastor and the other heroes use a Pharaoh, a Son of Osiris, to revive the Guardian to destroy Cerberus.



7) Ymir


He appears in Midgard upon the escape of the Titans from Tartarus. With the help of Folstag and his fellow frost giants, the heroes defeat Ymir. He was the first living being to exist, and that the god Odin and his brothers had slain Ymir to create the cosmos. His blood became the oceans. His midsection crafted the named Midgard while his cranium crafted as Asgard.



8) Chthonian


Is a gigantic monster of molten rock and stone. This Titan is the one most closely resembling the genuine "lesser titans" of Greek mythology, which wreaked havoc and rampaged through the man's settlements on Earth until imprisoned by Zeus in Tartarus.



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