Myth unit

Myth units are a variety of monsters, spirits and otherwise supernatural creatures in Age of Mythology that players can bring to their aid. As they are fictitious, they contribute greatly to making Age of Mythology distinct from the other games in the Age of Empires series.

Most myth units are only available by worshiping a particular minor god. They are trained at the Temple, or the Dock for naval myth units, and all (except Dryads) have a cost in Favor plus one of the other resources. Each of these myth units has a special attack or ability which improves their combat abilities, heal them or has some other powerful effect.

Other myth units may appear due to a major god's bonus or a god power. See the main page on units for more details. Each civilization can also create its own Titan, which is the strongest myth unit in the game and is almost unstoppable.

Myth units are very strong against human soldiers. Most of them can hold their own against groups of human soldiers and some have devastating abilities against them such as multiple attacks and performing instant kills. Many myth units are also strong against other myth units, doing bonus damage to them. Naturally, this bonus cancels itself out to some extent. All myth units are weak against heroes, doing reduced damage to them while taking extra damage. Heroes are also immune to the myth units' special attacks.

The following lists shows all myth units that are available to each of the five civilizations:

Airborne units

All airborne units are created at the Temple.

Civilization	Name	God	Age	Cost		TT	Pop					HP			Speed
Greeks	Pegasus	All	I	50f	2	6	1	-	-	-	-	140	50%	50%	5.0
Egyptians	Roc	Hathor	III	150f	15	14	3	-	-	-	-	350	30%	25%	4.8
	Phoenix	Thoth	IV	200g	25	6	5	40	50	-	4	500	15%	55%	4.0
Norse	Raven	Odin	I	-	-	240(Regenerate)	0	-	-	-	-	50	20%	60%	4.0
Atlanteans	Caladria	Oceanus	II	100w, 25g	10	9	2	-	-	-	20(Heal)	125	10%	20%	6.0
	Stymphalian Bird	Theia	III	200w, 50g	25	10	4			11(x3)	15	400	15%	30%	3.6
Chinese	Vermilion Bird	Chongli	IV	300g	30	20	5	15	15	-	2-6	600	25%	50%	4.0

Naval units

All pure naval units are created at the Dock.

However, the War Salamander and the Azure Dragon are amphibious units. As such, the former is created at the Dock, as well as the Temple, whereas the latter is created only at the Temple.

Civilization	Name	God	Age	Cost		TT	Pop					HP			Speed
Greeks	Hippocampus	Poseidon	I	-	-	60(regenerate)	0	-	-	-	-	70	10%	70%	6.6
	Scylla	Dionysus	III	200g	15	15	5	20	10	-	-	800	40%	70%	5.3
	Carcinos	Hera	IV	200w	20	9	4	20	12	-	-	720	70%	60%	4.3
Egyptians	Leviathan	Nephthys	III	200g	20	10	4	25	-	-	-	1020	40%	60%	4.2
	War Turtle	Thoth	IV	300f	15	9	5	25	20	-	-	960	40%	70%	5.3
Norse	Kraken	Njord	III	300f	25	10	5	15	5	-	-	800	50%	70%	6.0
	Jormund Elver	Tyr	IV	200f	15	5	3	-	-	40	20	800	20%	30%	6.0
Atlanteans	Servant	Oceanus	II	125f	12	15	3	8	4	-	12(Heal)	300	25%	30%	5.5
	Nereid	Hyperion	III	200g	15	12	3	25	-	-	-	400	30%	50%	5.0
	Man O' War	Helios	IV	300f	15	10	5	25	-	-	16	900	50%	70%	6.0
Chinese	War Salamander	He Bo	III	200f	15	17	4	20	10	-	-	600	45%	45%	3.5
	Dragon Turtle	Ao Kuang	IV	290f	18	9	5	30	25	-	2	820	50%	60%	5.5
	Azure Dragon		IV	300g	30	20	4	20	-	-	-	800	60%	60%	5.3

Land units

Titans are not in this table. The second line for the same unit represents its upgraded form.

Civilization	Name	God	Age	Cost		TT	Pop					HP			Speed
Greeks	Centaur	Hermes	II	200w	12	22	3	-	-	12	12	220	30%	35%	5.2
												275			6.2
	Minotaur	Athena	II	200f	14	20	4	15	10	-	-	320	60%	55%	4.2
				150f								448
	Cyclops	Ares	II	250f	18	20	4	15	12	-	-	650	40%	50%	3.8
						15		22.5	24
	Hydra	Dionysus	III	250f	28	20	5	20	10	-	-	800	60%	40%	4.0
	Hydra heads							+10/h	+5/h
	Manticore	Apollo	III	300w	25	17	5	-	-	11(×3)	16	420	30%	60%	4.3
	Nemean Lion	Aphrodite	III	200g	22	20	4	20	10	-	-	660	30%	60%	4.8
													44%	80%
	Medusa	Hera	IV	250g	28	20	5	-	12	15	10	360	60%	70%	4.3
												480
	Colossus	Hephaestus	IV	300g	25	24	5	20	50	-	-	1000	50%	80%	3.0
												1200
												1400	60%
	Chimera	Artemis	IV	300g	30	20	4	20	-	-	-	800	60%	60%	5.3
								26				960
Egyptians	Sphinx	Bast	II	120g	18	17	4	11	5	-	-	300	45%	60%	5.3
								13	10			350
								15	15						6.4
	Wadjet	Ptah	II	150w	15	17	3	-	-	16	18	260	20%	30%	3.8
	Anubite	Anubis	II	100f	15	9	3	13	-	-	-	200	60%	55%	5.3
								16				250			5.3
	Petsuchos	Hathor	III	200g	15	20	4	-	12	55	20	480	40%	45%	3.6
											26
	Scarab	Sekhmet	III	300f	18	20	5	6	12	-	-	670	30%	75%	3.2
	Scorpion Man	Nephthys	III	150w	22	20	4	25	-	-	-	500	50%	40%	5.0
	Mummy	Osiris	IV	200g	25	17	5	-	-	12	12	350	35%	50%	4.0
										17		420
	Avenger	Horus	IV	250f	25	24	4	28	-	-	-	600	60%	40%	5.5
Norse	Valkyrie	Freyja	II	200f	18	17	4	12	-	-	10(Heal)	375	60%	55%	5.5
								18
	Troll	Forseti	II	160w	15	15	3	-	-	12	14	200	50%	50%	3.6
										14	16	250
	Einherjar	Heimdall	II	175g	15	17	3	15	10	-	-	275	70%	60%	3.2
								21				302
	Frost Giant	Skadi/Hel	III/IV	200g	22	20	4	18	12	-	-	600	55%	70%	3.8
		Skadi	III
								22	14			800
	Battle Boar	Bragi	III	250g	27	20	4	20	20	-	-	720	60%	60%	5.0
	Mountain Giant	Njord/Hel	III	250f	25	17	5	20	25	-	-	1200	50%	40%	3.2
	Fire Giant	Baldr/Hel	IV	300g	35	24	5	15	5	-	14	600	60%	80%	3.2
	Fenris Wolf Brood	Tyr	IV	150g	15	14	3	15	-	-	-	420	40%	50%	3.2
Atlanteans	Promethean	Prometheus	II	80g	10	18	3	10	5	-	-	175	50%	25%	4.0
	Automaton	Leto	II	90g	6	18	2	11	-	-	-	230	40%	45%	3.75
	Behemoth	Rheia	III	300f	20	20	5	6	12	-	-	550	30%	75%	3.0
	Satyr	Hyperion	III	250w	20	17	3	-	-	20	16	400	50%	50%	3.75
	Heka Gigantes	Helios	IV	300g	25	24	5	25	30	-	-	850	60%	60%	3.3
	Argus	Atlas	IV	250g	25	30	5	20	-	-	-	550	60%	70%	4.1
	Lampades	Hekate	IV	250g	25	20	5	-	10	15	10	350	40%	50%	4.3
Chinese	Monkey King	Sun Wukong	II	100f	15	9	3	13	-	-	-	200	60%	50%	5.3
	Qilin	Chang'e	II	200f	14	17	4	12	-	-	-	375	60%	55%	5.5
	Terracotta Warrior	Huang Di	III	120w	10	16	2	11	-	-	-	200	40%	40%	4.3
	White Tiger	Xi Wangmu	IV	300f	27	20	4	30	-	-	-	800	60%	60%	5.3
	Jiangshi	Zhong Hui	III	250w	25	20	4	25	-	-	-	500	50%	40%	5.0
	Pixiu	Dabo Gong	IV	250g	22	20	4	20	10	-	-	660	30%	60%	4.8
	War Salamander	He Bo	III	200f	15	17	4	20	10	-	-	600	45%	45%	3.5
	Azure Dragon	Ao Kuang	IV	300g	30	20	4	20	-	-	-	800	60%	60%	5.3

Other

Civilization	Name	God	Age	Source	Cost		TT	Pop					HP			Speed
Egyptians	Serpent	Anubis	II	Plague of Serpents	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	90	15%	20%	5.3
Egyptians	Sea Snake	Anubis	II	Plague of Serpents	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	90	5%	20%	5,3
Egyptians	Minion	Nephthys	III	Ancestors	-	-	60(lifespan)	-	8.5	-	-	-	140	35%	40%	5.0
Egyptians	Lost Ship	Nephthys	III	Ancestors	-	-	60(lifespan)	-	-	-	5	12	130	25%	15%	6.0
Norse	Walking Tree		III	Walking Woods	-	-	-	-	8	15	-	-	240	30%	60%	3.5
Norse	Fimbulwinter Wolf		IV	Fimbulwinter	-	-	35(lifespan)	-	14	8	-	-	180	20%	70%	6.6
Norse	Nidhogg	Hel	IV	Nidhogg	-	-	-	-	40	40	-	4	2500	50%	40%	4.0
	Dryad			Hesperides Tree
	Lair Spider			Spider Lair
	Carnivora			Carnivora
	Carnivora (Water)			Carnivora
	Promethean Offspring			Promethean
	Tartarian Spawn			Tartarian Gate
	Earth Dragon		IV	Earth Dragon
	Ape of Set		II
	Gazelle of Set		III
	Hyena of Set		III
	Giraffe of Set		III
	Crocodile of Set		III
	Rhinoceros of Set		IV
	Hippopotamus of Set		IV

Myth units by civilization

All - Titan in the Titan Age, created through Titan Gate

Greeks

Trained at the Temple / Dock

Age	Land	Land	Land	Air	Water
				Pegasus	Hippocampus
	Centaur	Minotaur	Cyclops
	Hydra	Manticore	Nemean Lion		Scylla
	Medusa	Colossus	Chimera		Carcinos

Egyptians

Trained at the Temple / Dock

Age	Land	Land	Land	Air	Water
	Sphinx	Wadjet	Anubite
	Petsuchos	Scorpion Man	Scarab	Roc	Leviathan
	Mummy	Avenger		Phoenix	War Turtle

Created by other myth unit

• Minion
• Phoenix Egg → Phoenix (from Phoenix Egg)

Spawned by god power

• Serpent / Sea Snake
• Minion

Norse

Trained at the Temple / Dock

Age	Land	Land	Land	Air	Water
				Raven
	Valkyrie	Troll	Einherjar
	Frost Giant	Battle Boar	Mountain Giant		Kraken
	Fire Giant	Fenris Wolf Brood			Jormund Elver

Spawned by god power

• Walking Tree
• Fimbulwinter Wolf
• Nidhogg

Atlanteans

Trained at the Temple / Dock / Hesperides Tree

Age	Land	Land	Land	Air	Water
	Promethean	Automaton		Caladria	Servant
	Satyr	Behemoth	Dryad	Stymphalian Bird	Nereid
	Heka Gigantes	Argus	Lampades		Man O' War

Created by other myth unit

• Promethean Offspring

Spawned by god power

• Spider Egg → Lair Spider
• Carnivora / Carnivora (Water)
• Tartarian Spawn

Chinese

Trained at the Temple / Dock

Age	Land	Land	Land	Air	Water
	Terracotta Warrior	Monkey King	Qilin
	Pixiu	Jiangshi	War Salamander		War Salamander
	Azure Dragon	White Tiger		Vermilion Bird	Dragon Turtle Azure Dragon

Spawned by god power

• Earth Dragon

Trivia

• The Atlanteans have access to the largest variety of myth units, with 16 different types.
  • The Chinese have access to the least, with only 12.
• The Shade, Animals of Set, Lost Ship, Golden Lion, and Relic Monkey are not considered myth units by the game.
  • Animals of Set are somewhat treated as myth units, as heroes also have an attack bonus against them (though smaller). The animals themselves don't have a damage penalty against heroes nor a bonus against other myth units. Not being human soldiers, they also aren't affected by some special attacks from myth units and even some god powers.
• Originally, myth units were called monsters, according to pre-release content.
• Einherjars, Mummies (and their Minions) and Jiangshi are the only myth units that are humans in origin.
  • Given that the former two are still classified as Homo sapiens, they retain their own humanity despite being turned into myth units themselves upon their own death, making them unique among their kind.

Gallery

All myth units in Age of Mythology

Some myth units change when upgraded. This picture shows a regular Kraken fighting a Trench Kraken.

An Avenger utilizing its spin attack.

A Mummy turning an enemy Hoplite into a Minion.

	Myth units in Age of Mythology
Greeks Archaic Age Pegasus · Hippocampus Classical Age Centaur · Minotaur · Cyclops Heroic Age Nemean Lion · Hydra · Scylla · Manticore Mythic Age Colossus · Medusa · Carcinos · Chimera Titan Age Titan Egyptians Archaic Age Ape of Set Classical Age Anubite · Serpent · Sea Snake · Sphinx · Wadjet · Gazelle of Set · Hyena of Set Heroic Age Petsuchos · Roc · Scarab · Leviathan · Scorpion Man · Minion · Giraffe of Set · Crocodile of Set Mythic Age Phoenix · War Turtle · Avenger · Mummy · Hippopotamus of Set · Rhinoceros of Set Titan Age Titan Norse Archaic Age Raven Classical Age Troll · Valkyrie · Einherjar Heroic Age Kraken · Mountain Giant · Walking Tree · Frost Giant · Battle Boar Mythic Age Jormund Elver · Fimbulwinter Wolf · Fenris Wolf Brood · Fire Giant · Nidhogg Titan Age Titan Atlanteans Classical Age Automaton · Promethean (Offspring) · Caladria · Servant · Carnivora Heroic Age Nereid · Satyr · Stymphalian Bird · Dryad · Behemoth Mythic Age Heka Gigantes · Man O' War · Argus · Lampades · Tartarian Spawn Titan Age Titan Chinese Classical Age Qilin · Monkey King · Terracotta Warrior Heroic Age War Salamander · Jiangshi · Pixiu Mythic Age Azure Dragon · Dragon Turtle · Vermilion Bird · White Tiger · Earth Dragon Titan Age Titan Other Campaign Ao Kuang · Gaia · Kronos · Polaris · Prometheus · Theris* Cheat Bella · Walking Berry Bush Scenario Editor-exclusive Harpy · Santa · Vulture Cut Apep · Golem · Griffon · Trollkarien