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This article is about the god in Age of Mythology. For the god in Age of Empires: Mythologies, see Horus (Age of Empires: Mythologies).

You have advanced to the Mythic Age through the Vindication of Horus.
—Age up text in Age of Mythology

Horus is a falcon-headed Mythic Age Egyptian minor god in Age of Mythology. He is available to worshipers of Ra and Set.

Attributes[]

God power[]

  • AoMR Tornado icon Tornado: Creates a cyclone that moves outwards in a spiral, causing devastation to a large area. Can often weaken or destroy enemy towns and armies, being especially deadly against massed units.

Technologies[]

Myth unit[]

  • AoMR Avenger icon Avenger: A powerful melee unit that can spin around like a whirlwind to damage all enemies around simultaneously.

Technology tree[]

AoMR Horus artwork
Horus
Age
AoMR Mythic Age icon
God power
AoMR Tornado icon
Tornado
AoMR Temple icon
Temple
AoMR Avenger icon
Avenger
AoMR Barracks icon
Barracks
AoMR Axe of Vengeance icon
Axe of Vengeance
AoMR Spear of Horus icon
Spear of Horus
AoMR Greatest of Fifty icon
Greatest of Fifty

Strategy[]

Horus' improvements exclusively benefit the damage done by infantry, making them a more viable option for a late-game army. He greatly improves Spearmen in particular, so it is also viable to worship him when facing an opponent focusing on cavalry. Spear of Horus increases the damage dealt by Spearmen, especially against cavalry, their main targets. Greatest of Fifty improves all infantry units' hit points and speed. It also has a hidden bonus that unlocks the Wedge unit formation. Axe of Vengeance not only allows Axemen to gradually increase their attack power as their hit points decrease, but also turns them into building destroyers by tripling their damage against buildings.

His Tornado god power is equally devastating to units and buildings. It can be used to soften up an enemy before going in to finish off their units, with the help of the mighty Avengers and improved infantry units, especially the demolition Axemen.

If Ptah was picked for the Classical Age (possible under both Ra and Set), his Scalloped Axe and Leather Frame Shield synergize nicely with Horus' bonuses, giving Axemen stronger attack and Spearmen better pierce resistance. Likewise, followers of Set who picked Anubis for the Classical Age will find their Spearmen to be even more devastating, as not only will they already be more powerful, especially against cavalry, but they also gain the ability to poison enemies via the Serpent Spear technology.

Horus' improvements exclusively benefit the damage done by infantry, making them a more viable option for a late-game army. He greatly improves Spearmen in particular, so it is also viable to worship him when facing an opponent focusing on cavalry. Spears on the Horizon makes Spearmen deal more damage and have more hit points, improving their durability in combat. Greatest of Fifty also makes them even stronger against cavalry and less vulnerable to hack damage, allowing armies full of cavalry to be devastated easily. Axe of Vengeance turns Axemen into building destroyers by tripling their damage against buildings.

His Tornado god power is equally devastating to units and buildings. It can be used to soften up an enemy before going in to finish off their units, with the help of the mighty Avengers and improved infantry units, especially the demolition Axemen.

Mythology[]

The mystical son of Isis and Osiris, he was raised in secrecy in the Nile swamps to avoid being discovered by Set, who had killed his father, Osiris. When he reached adulthood he sought to avenge his father and kill Set. After a lengthy contest in which he lost an eye, he triumphed and his reward was the rule of Egypt. He gave the lost eye to Osiris and wore instead a serpent on his head to replace it. All pharaohs thereafter wore this serpent as a symbol of authority and their ability to see and know all.

"Horus, strong Bull, steady at heart as the son of Nut, victorious king! / He sets up all his borders at each place according to his desire. / He spends the time of ploughing in Egypt. / He brought to its knees the land of the people of Retenue / when he felled their trees / and destroyed their cities ..."

-- rock stela by Qasr Ibrim on the banks of the Nile
—In-game help section

Trivia[]

  • Horus has 3 different units based on him in the game: the Avenger myth unit, the Son of Osiris hero, and the Egyptian Titan.

Gallery[]

Gods in Age of Mythology
Civilization
AoMR Archaic Age icon Archaic Age
AoMR Classical Age icon Classical Age
AoMR Heroic Age icon Heroic Age
AoMR Mythic Age icon Mythic Age
AoMR Greeks icon Greeks AoMR Zeus icon Zeus
AoMR Hades icon Hades
AoMR Poseidon icon Poseidon
AoMR Athena icon Athena

AoMR Hermes icon Hermes

AoMR Ares icon Ares
AoMR Apollo icon Apollo

AoMR Dionysus icon Dionysus

AoMR Aphrodite icon Aphrodite
AoMR Hera icon Hera

AoMR Hephaestus icon Hephaestus

AoMR Artemis icon Artemis
AoMR Egyptians icon Egyptians AoMR Ra icon Ra
AoMR Isis icon Isis
AoMR Set icon Set
AoMR Bast icon Bast

AoMR Ptah icon Ptah

AoMR Anubis icon Anubis
AoMR Sobek icon Sobek ( HathorIcon Hathor)

AoMR Sekhmet icon Sekhmet

AoMR Nephthys icon Nephthys
AoMR Osiris icon Osiris

AoMR Horus icon Horus

AoMR Thoth icon Thoth
AoMR Norse icon Norse AoMR Thor icon Thor
AoMR Odin icon Odin
AoMR Loki icon Loki
AoMR Freyr icon Freyr
AoMR Freyja icon Freyja

AoMR Heimdall icon Heimdall

AoMR Forseti icon Forseti

AoMR Ullr icon Ullr
AoMR Skadi icon Skadi

AoMR Bragi icon Bragi

AoMR Njord icon Njord

AoMR Aegir icon Aegir
AoMR Baldr icon Baldr

AoMR Tyr icon Tyr

AoMR Hel icon Hel

AoMR Vidar icon Vidar
AoMR Atlanteans icon Atlanteans AoMR Kronos icon Kronos
AoMR Oranos icon Oranos
AoMR Gaia icon Gaia
AoMR Prometheus icon Prometheus

AoMR Leto icon Leto

AoMR Oceanus icon Oceanus
AoMR Hyperion icon Hyperion

AoMR Rheia icon Rheia

AoMR Theia icon Theia
AoMR Helios icon Helios

AoMR Atlas icon Atlas

AoMR Hekate icon Hekate
ChinesePortrait Chinese FuXiPortrait Fu Xi
NuWaPortrait Nü Wa
ShennongPortrait Shennong
HuangDiIcon Huang Di

SunWukongIcon Sun Wukong

ChangEIcon Chang'e
DaboGongIcon Dabo Gong

ZhongKuiIcon Zhong Kui

HeBoIcon He Bo
ChongliIcon Chongli

AoKuangIcon Ao Kuang

XiWangmuIcon Xi Wangmu
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