“ | Fuxi grants heroes celestial weapons, causing them to inflict extra divine damage. | ” |
—In-game description |
Celestial Weapons is a Chinese myth technology in Age of Mythology: Retold - Immortal Pillars that is available to worshipers of Fuxi and can be researched at the Imperial Academy. Once researched, it grants extra divine damage to heroes.
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Mythology[]
“ | As one of the three divine sovereigns, Fuxi is one of the most important primeval Chinese gods: his many inventions strongly benefited the Chinese people, including iron weapons. As a divine being, Fuxi could impart celestial power to the iron weapons he gifted to the Chinese people. | ” |
—In-game help section |
Trivia[]
- The constellation shown in the icon is Ursa Major. In Chinese, the seven notable stars are known as Bei Dou (北斗), the Northern Dipper, located within the Purple Forbidden Enclosure (紫微垣, Zi Wei Yuan).
- The weapon seen in the foreground is a Chinese hard whip or biān (鞭), a heavy, rod or truncheon-like weapon often seen in Chinese religious iconography as a symbol of justice.