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This article is about the unit in the PC game. For the unit in the handheld video game, see Minotaur (Age of Empires: Mythologies).

Myth unit with a gore attack that sends units flying. Good against human soldiers.
—In-game description

Myth unit. Bull men with a gore attack.
—In-game description

The Minotaur is a monster with the head of a bull and the body of a human. In Age of Mythology, it is a Greek myth unit available to worshippers of Athena.

Ability[]

Further statistics[]

God bonuses[]

Myth technologies[]

Specific[]

  • Labyrinth of Minos: Upgrades Minotaurs to Bull Minotaurs, granting +30% hit points and +15% speed.*

General[]

Age bonuses[]

Relics[]

Strategy[]

Minotaurs are one of the most powerful Classical Age myth units in the game, with excellent attack, high hit points and reasonable speed. They can easily kill any human soldier, as well as almost all other Classical Age myth units. Their special attack helps with this, as it works as an instant kill against weaker units, such as archers, and helps the Minotaur to avoid being overwhelmed by larger numbers of melee units. Alternatively, the special attack can be used to stun and repel similar-sized myth units for a few seconds, especially in later ages.

Changelog[]

Age of Mythology[]

  • Minotaurs have 4 speed, 20 Line of Sight, 50% pierce armor, and cost 200 food, 14 favor and 4 population.
  • Minotaurs do 15 hack and 10 crush damage per second.
  • Minotaurs make bull-like sounds.
  • Minotaurs gain no additional hit points or attack in the Heroic or Mythic Ages.
  • Minotaur's gore works on human units and specific myth units.

The Titans[]

Retold[]

  • Minotaurs have 4.5 speed, 16 Line of Sight, and cost 150 gold, 14 favor and 3 population.
  • Minotaurs do 17 hack damage per hit. They have a Rate of Fire of 1.1, which equates to 15.5 hack damage per second. They also no longer deal any crush damage
  • Minotaurs have a new voice pack with spoken voice lines. The only sound retained from previous versions is the one used for the Gore ability.
  • Minotaurs gain +20% hit points and attack each in the Heroic and Mythic Ages. They further gain +100% hit points, +100% attack, and +20% speed in the Wonder Age.
  • Minotaur's Gore works on all units (excluding heroes) up to weight class 6.
  • With update 17.27932, Minotaurs cost 180 gold, 15 favor and have 50% pierce armor.

In-game dialogue[]

The Minotaur speaks Greek. Before Retold, the Minotaur used to make grunts and snarls instead of having dialogues lines.

Mythology[]

Scientific name: Homo taurus
Size: about 9' tall
Diet: humans, especially maidens

King Minos prayed to Poseidon to send him a snow-white bull as a sign he was fit to rule Crete. He promised to sacrifice the animal, but when it appeared, he kept it for his own. In retribution, Poseidon cause Minos' wife to fall in love with the bull. Their offspring was the Minotaur, a beast with the head of a bull and the body of a man. Minos had a huge labyrinth constructed under Crete where the Minotaur could be kept. Each year seven boys and seven girls were sent into the maze to be eaten by the beast. Eventually the Minotaur was slain by Theseus who unraveled a ball of twine as he moved into the labyrinth so he could find his way out.

The legend of the minotaur may have originated because of the importance of the bull in Minoan ritual. Minoan buildings were adorned with bull horns, their hourglass shields covered with bull hide. Early frescoes show Minoan youths leaping over the horns of bulls as a form of sport.
—In-game help section

Gallery[]

Myth units in Age of Mythology
Greeks
Archaic Age Pegasus · Hippocampus · Shade of Hades
Classical Age Centaur · Minotaur · Cyclops
Heroic Age Nemean Lion · Hydra · Scylla · Manticore
Mythic Age Colossus · Medusa · Carcinos · Chimera
Egyptians
Classical Age Anubite · Sphinx · Wadjet
Heroic Age Petsuchos · Roc · Scarab · Leviathan · Scorpion Man · Minion · Lost Ship
Mythic Age Phoenix ( Phoenix Egg· War Turtle · Avenger · Mummy
Norse
Archaic Age Raven
Classical Age Troll · Valkyrie · Einheri · Draugr
Heroic Age Kraken · Mountain Giant · Walking Woods · Frost Giant · Battle Boar · Rock Giant
Mythic Age Jormun Elver · Fimbulwinter Wolf · Fenris Wolf Brood · Fire Giant · Nidhogg · Fafnir
Atlanteans
Classical Age Automaton · Spider egg · Promethean ( Promethean Offspring· Caladria · Servant · Carnivora
Heroic Age Nereid · Satyr · Stymphalian Bird · Dryad · Behemoth
Mythic Age Centimanus · Man O' War · Argus · Lampades · Tartarian Spawn
Chinese (Immortal Pillars)
Classical Age Qilin · Yazi · Qiongqi
Heroic Age Baihu · Taowu · Taotie · Pixiu · Fei · Chiwen
Mythic Age Hundun · Zhuque · Qinglong · Xuanwu · Yinglong
Removed in Retold
Chinese (Tale of the Dragon)
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
Other
Common Titan
Campaign Ao Kuang · Gaia · Kronos · Prometheus · Theris* · Chiyou
Cheat Bella · Walking Berry Bush
Scenario Editor-exclusive Harpy · Santa · Vulture
Cut Apep · Golem · Griffon · Trollkarien
Hidden William Walrus
Units in Age of Mythology
Common
Non-military Fishing Ship · Transport Ship · Caravan ( Donkey · Camel · Ox · Llama · Mechanical Ox)
Myth units Titan
Heroes Regent
Greeks
Non-military Villager · Kataskopos
Infantry Hoplite · Hypaspist · Myrmidon (Zeus) · Militia (Poseidon)
Ranged soldiers Toxotes · Peltast · Gastraphetoros (Hades)
Cavalry Hippeus · Prodromos · Hetairos (Poseidon)
Siege weapons Petrobolos · Helepolis
Ships Trireme · Pentekonter · Juggernaut
Heroes Hippocrates (Removed)
Zeus : Jason · Odysseus · Heracles · Bellerophon
Poseidon : Theseus · Atalanta · Hippolyta · Polyphemus
Hades : Ajax · Achilles · Chiron · Perseus
Aphrodite : The Argo
Myth units Pegasus · Hippocampus · Shade of Hades · Centaur · Minotaur · Cyclops · Scylla · Nemean Lion · Hydra · Manticore · Carcinos · Colossus · Medusa · Chimera
Egyptians
Non-military Laborer
Infantry Spearman · Axeman · Mercenary · Khopesh Swordsman (Removed)
Ranged soldiers Slinger · Chariot Archer
Cavalry Camel Rider · War Elephant · Mercenary Cavalry
Siege weapons Catapult · Siege Tower
Ships Kebenit · Ramming Galley · War Barge · Lost Ship
Heroes Pharaoh · Priest · Son of Osiris
Myth units Anubite · Sphinx · Wadjet · Leviathan · Petsuchos · Roc · Scarab · Scorpion Man · Minion · War Turtle · Phoenix · Phoenix Egg · Avenger · Mummy
Animals Baboon of Set · Gazelle of Set · Hyena of Set · Giraffe of Set · Crocodile of Set · Hippopotamus of Set · Rhinoceros of Set · Elephant of Set · Serpent · Sea Snake
Norse
Non-military Gatherer · Dwarf · Ox Cart
Infantry Berserk · Throwing Axeman · Hirdman · Huskarl
Ranged soldiers Bogsveigir (Removed)
Cavalry Raiding Cavalry · Jarl
Siege weapons Portable Ram · Ballista
Ships Longboat · Dreki · Dragon Ship
Heroes Hersir · Godi · Hero of Ragnarok · Gullinbursti
Myth units Raven · Troll · Valkyrie · Einheri · Draugr · Kraken · Mountain Giant · Walking Woods · Frost Giant · Battle Boar · Rock Giant · Jormun Elver · Fimbulwinter Wolf · Fenris Wolf Brood · Fire Giant · Fafnir · Nidhogg
Atlanteans
Non-military Citizen · Oracle
Infantry Murmillo · Katapeltes · Destroyer · Fanatic
Ranged soldiers Arcus · Turma
Cavalry Contarius
Siege weapons Cheiroballista · Fire Siphon · Onager (Removed)
Ships Bireme · Fire Ship · Siege Bireme
Myth units Automaton · Spider egg · Promethean ( Promethean Offspring· Caladria · Servant · Carnivora · Nereid · Satyr · Stymphalian Bird · Dryad · Behemoth · Man O' War · Centimanus · Argus · Lampades · Tartarian Spawn
Chinese (Immortal Pillars)
Non-military Peasant · Kuafu · Sky Lantern · Clay Peasant (Nüwa)
Infantry Dao Swordsman · Ge Halberdier · Tiger Cavalry (Dismounted)
Ranged soldiers Chu Ko Nu · Fire Archer · Wuzu Javelineer
Cavalry Terracotta Rider · Tiger Cavalry · White Horse Cavalry
Siege weapons Siege Crossbow · Axe Cart
Ships Doujian · Mengchong · Louchuan
Heroes Pioneer · Sage · Jiang Ziya · Yang Jian (Fuxi) · Nezha (Fuxi) · Li Jing (Nüwa) · Kuafu (Hero) (Nüwa) · Wen Zhong (Shennong)
Myth units Qilin · Yazi · Qiongqi · Chiwen · Baihu · Pixiu · Fei · Taotie · Taowu · Xuanwu · Zhuque · Qinglong · Hundun · Yinglong
Removed in Retold
Chinese (Tale of the Dragon)
Non-military Peasant · Yak Caravan
Infantry Halberdier
Ranged soldiers Chu Ko Nu · Mounted Archer
Cavalry Cataphract · General · Scout Cavalry · War Chariot
Siege weapons Fire Lance · Sitting Tiger
Ships Junk · Fire Ship · Siege Junk
Heroes Monk · Immortal
Myth units Qilin · Monkey King · Terracotta Warrior · War Salamander · Jiangshi · Pixiu · Azure Dragon · Dragon Turtle · Vermilion Bird · White Tiger · Earth Dragon
Other (non-campaign exclusive)
Cheat units Bella · Flying Purple Hippo · Forkboy · Lazer Bear · Methane Chicken · Walking Berry Bush
Animals Alfred · Arctic Wolf · Aurochs · Baboon · Bear · Black Bear · Boar · Caribou · Chicken · Cow · Crocodile · Crowned Crane · Deer · Bird: Hawk, Flying Red Crowned Crane, Vulture · Elephant · Elk · Gazelle · Golden Lion · Giraffe · Goat · Golden Pheasant · Harpy · Hippopotamus · Hyena · Lion · Monkey · Panda · Pig · Polar Bear · Red Crowned Crane · Relic Monkey · Rhinoceros · Serpent (Predator) · Shade (RM) · Walrus · Water Buffalo · Wolf · Zebra
Removed in Retold: Bird: Eagle, Parrot · Duck · Elephant (Indian) · Lizard · Panda Bear · Ram · Tiger · Yak
Scenario Editor Bow Cavalry · Dog · Harpy · Horse · Monkey Raft · Ornlu · Priest (SPC) · Qing Rider · Raft · Reindeer · Santa · Testing Dummy · Valkyrie Horse · Vulture
Cut Greeks: Cataphract · Oxybeles
Egyptians: Chariot · Gaiassa
Norse: Knarr
Chinese: Guandao Pikeman · Meteor Hammer · Rocket Artillery
Nature: Unicorn · Wild Camel · Nubian Goat · Wild Horse · Shore Fish · Anchovies · Musk Ox
Hidden Apep · Bondi · Golem · Griffon · Recognizer · Revealer · Trollkarien · William Walrus