Template:Infobox unitsThe Colossus is a myth unit in Age of Mythology available to the Greeks in the Mythic Age if they worship Hephaestus. It can be upgraded by the Hand of Talos and Shoulder of Talos technologies, each of which increases the Colossus' maximum health by a large portion. It can regenerate by eating trees or gold mines. This can be a useful strategy provided the Colossus eats a gold mine or woods belonging to the enemy. The Colossus is a powerful myth unit and is very strong against buildings due to its crush damage. It's also strong against almost anything else, but due to its crush damage is better if it is put to use against buildings and regular human soldiers. It has the largest amount of HP of all trainable myth units when upgraded but is the slowest Myth unit in the game. As with all myth units heroes will defeat them, though the durability of the Colossus means they'll usually survive until backup arrives.
Overview
Scientific name -- None (artificial construct)
Size -- over 50' high
Diet -- doesn't eat
The Great Colossus at Rhodes was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. It stood over 150 ft. high on a 50 ft. white marble base. It was mostly hollow, with a skin of bronze welded to a skeleton frame of stone and metal. Though it was destroyed by an earthquake after standing for only about fifty years, such was its enormity that people came to Rhodes just to see its ruins, just as people today visit the ruins of other Greek monuments, buildings and temples.