Talk:Egyptians (Age of Mythology)/@comment-1374848-20170418132233/@comment-1374848-20170418175144

I can somewhat understand some of these choices too. Modern Egypt is mostly Arabic, therefore Roc. The book of Exodus is mostly set in Egypt, therefore Leviathan. The Mummy Returns came out during production of AoM, therefore Anubite and Scorpion Man.

I understand that there aren’t many monsters in Egyptian mythology, but most of their myth units are already gods, (some major ones at that like Horus and Anubis,) so it wouldn’t be that big of a stretch to include a few more minor gods as myth units. Sure, the original myth of the Phoenix is probably based on Bennu, but why not use Bennu itself?

Feels like a missed opportunity and it always bugged me.

Also, I don’t know much about the Scorpion Man, but some carvings depict them as bird-like creatures with a bearded man’s head and a scorpion tail.