This article is about the the god in Age of Mythology. For Titan unit, see Prometheus (unit). |
ā | You have advanced to the Classical Age through the Influence of Prometheus. | ā |
—Age up text in Age of Mythology |
Prometheus is an Atlantean Classical Age minor god in Age of Mythology: The Titans. He is available to worshippers of Kronos and Oranos.
Attributes[]
God power[]
Technologies[]
- Heart of the Titans: Reduces the cost of hero upgrades.
- Alluvial Clay: Prometheans +30% HP
Myth unit[]
- Promethean: Men of clay that divide into two when killed.
Technology tree[]
Prometheus |
Age | ||
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God power | Valor |
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Temple |
Promethean |
Alluvial Clay |
Heart of the Titans |
Strategy[]
Prometheus is a minor god who helps the player to create more heroes, and is therefore a good choice of minor god for players whose enemies are focusing on myth units. His Heart of the Titans technology reduces the amount of food, wood and gold needed to transform units into heroes by 20%. Furthermore, his God Power, Valor, turns a small number of human units into Heroes instantly. Creating heroes is expensive, and these two benefits greatly reduce the amount of resources needed. Prometheus' Myth Unit is the Promethean, a man made of clay that is cheap, has a fair crush attack, and divides in two when killed.
His focus synergizes nicely with Hyperion's Heroic Renewal, adding hit point regeneration to the benefits of transforming units into heroes. He is especially a worthwhile consideration for Kronos worshippers, who otherwise lack access to healing effects. This also technically turns Valor into the closest thing to a healing god power available to the Atlanteans.
Mythology[]
ā | The son of the Titan Lapetus, Prometheus was born a mortal. He shaped humankind out of water and clay (and Athena breathed life into the form). After siding with Zeus against the Titans, he tricked the king of the gods into taking animal bones as sacrifices, leaving the good meat for humans. In spite, Zeus removed fire from the world, bringing great suffering to all. To relieve the people he had created, Prometheus stole fire from the Sun and gave it back to the world. In retaliation, a furious Zeus sentenced Prometheus to be chained to a rock for 30,000 years, while an eagle daily tore out his liver (which grew back each night). By giving warning to Zeus of a prophecy of his downfall, he won a reprieve and was allowed to trade his mortality to Chiron (doomed to an eternity of agony) and thereafter joined the immortals on Olympus. | ā |
Trivia[]
- The in-game help section says that his father is named Lapetus. In the actual mythology, his father's name was Iapetus.
- In the generally accepted Greek mythos, Prometheus was not actually sent to Tartarus. He assisted Zeus in the Titanomachy, and was accordingly allowed to remain free until he stole fire from the gods to give to the humans. Prometheus's imprisonment in-game is mentioned as being a punishment for aiding Poseidon's attempts to free Kronos in the Fall of the Trident campaign.