Misenus



Misenus (more commonly known by the Scenario's player name, Mineus) was a Greek hero in the original Age of Mythology campaign, he was it's original main character before Arkantos.

Background
Misenus' background is unknown, although he is a follower (and "Chosen One") of Zeus, due to his armor, he is likely to have been a General or a higher commanding officer. Misenus also had the ability to cast down god powers, such as Meteor, Lightningstorm, and Earthquake.

In the original campaign
Misenus is the name of the hero, in the original campaign, shown in an E3 2001 story showcase scenario, he was possibly the "mayor" or ruler of a small town somewhere in Greece, and had to defend his town from an Invading Cyclops and his army.

Trivia

 * Misenus is the name of both Odysseus Friend (fitting since both of their armor is similar) and Hector's brother in arms, and Aenaeas' trumpeter in Virgil's Aenaeid.
 * Misenus was a unique campaign version of the standard Hero Greek unit, which was a weaker Supremacy version of himself.
 * Misenus after he was removed when they changed his campaign, was reused for the Achilles unit, although he lost his Godpower abilities. Misenus models were finally removed when Achilles (for some unknown reason) became a unique hero version of the Cataphract.
 * The "Misenus" Achilles was still available in the Multiplayer alpha.
 * Misenus was only shown in a E3 2001 trailer