Nemean Lion

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

Nemean Lion
Unit information
Unit type	Myth unit
Introduced in	Age of Mythology
Civilization	Greeks
Age	Heroic Age
God	Aphrodite
Trained at	Temple
Training time	20 seconds
Cost
Gold	250
Favor	22
Population	4
Statistics
Hit points	660
Speed	4.8 feet/second
Line of Sight	16 feet
Attack
Hack	20
Pierce	-
Crush	10
Armor
Hack	30%
Pierce	60%
Crush	80%

The Nemean Lion is a Greek Heroic Age myth unit available if worshipping Aphrodite.

Special Attack

Roar: unleashes a deafening roar that causes 30 hack damage (×2.33 vs Myth Units) to nearby units. Recharge time: 20 seconds.

Attack bonuses

• Myth Units: ×2
• Heroes: ×0.5

Upgrades

Specific

• Roar of Orthus (Aphrodite): reduces hack vulnerability by 20% and pierce vulnerability by 50%.

Strategy

Nemean Lions are quite powerful in combat, with a large attack and high amount of hit points. As such they can defeat human soldiers with ease, though like all myth units they are vulnerable to heroes. Also they have high pierce armor allowing them to shrug off archer fire and since they inflict crush damage can tackle buildings if necessary. Their special attack, coupled with their durability and damage means they need little micromanagement.

Mythology

Scientific name -- Leo biaxomus
Size -- 6000 lbs.
Diet -- carnivore

A large and ferocious lion that lived on the plains of Nemea, it terrorized the area and could not be killed by normal men, who ran in fear from its mighty roar. The first labor of Heracles was to kill the Nemean Lion. When Heracles discovered his arrows and other weapons had no effect on the beast, the hero closed with it and used his incredible strength to strangle it. He skinned the beast and returned with its skin as a cloak. Heracles was thereafter depicted wearing the cloak of the Nemean Lion.

Gallery

Nemean Lion in-game

Roar special attack