Poseidon

Poseidon is a Greek Archaic Age major god.

God Power

 * Lure: Draws animals towards the target location for villagers to hunt.

Bonuses

 * Cavalry cost 10% less.
 * Stables cost 15% less.
 * Market use costs only 10%.
 * When Poseidon's buildings are destroyed, militias emerge from the rubble. Militias are weak melee units, but the more expensive the structure, the more militias are created.
 * Gains a Hippocampus at the dock when a temple is built. The Hippocampus cannot attack, but is a good scout, and will regenerate at a dock if killed.

Technology
Lord of the Horses: Cavalry have +4 Line of Sight.

Heroes
Unique Units
 * Archaic Age: Theseus
 * Classical Age: Hippolyta
 * Heroic Age: Atlanta
 * Mythic Age: Polyphemus
 * Mythic Age: The Argo
 * Hippocampus
 * Hetairoi
 * Militia

Strategy
Poseidon is very cavalry orientated. Stables and cavalry are both cheaper than the other Greek major gods, allowing cavalry to be trained earlier and massed quickly. Poseidon's buildings spawn militia whenever they are destroyed making opponents' early game rushes more difficult. Poseidon is also the only God in the entire game to have a naval Hero making aquatic Myth Units less effective. However Poseidon is also the only God to be unable to heal units as all the minor gods available lack any God Power or technology that can heal them.

Mythology
''The third son of Kronos and the brother of Zeus and Hades, he drew the seas as his domain to rule. He was known also as the god earthquakes and the god of horses. The symbols most often associated with Poseidon were the trident and dolphin. Sailors relied upon him for favorable winds and safe voyages, but he was moody. Despite sacrifices including drowned horses, he could cause storms, bad winds, and earthquakes at a whim. Like Zeus, he projected his power and masculinity on women, fathering many children.''

''In a famous contest between himself and Athena to decide which of the two would be the patron god of Athens, he threw a spear into the ground to create the Spring of the Acropolis. Athena surpassed him, however, by creating the olive tree. He often used water and earthquakes to exact revenge, but could be cooperative as well. He greatly aided the Greeks in the Trojan War, but took years of revenge on Odysseus, who had harmed one of Poseidon's Cyclops offspring, Polyphemus. ''