Sacrifices

This article is about the technology in Age of Mythology. For the technology in Age of Empires, see Sacrifice.

Sacrifices
Availability
Introduced in	Age of Mythology: Tale of the Dragon
Civilization	Chinese
Age	Heroic Age
God	He Bo
Research
Researched at	Garden
Wood	150
Gold	150
Research time	40 seconds
Effect
Provides 6 favor per minute

Sacrifices is a Chinese myth technology in Age of Mythology: Tale of the Dragon that is available to worshipers of He Bo and can be researched at the Garden. Once researched, it provides a trickle of 6 favor per minute (0.1 per second).

History

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Some of the best and earliest evidence of ritual sacrifice in Chinese cultural context comes from Shang oracle bones, usually from oxen or tortoises. The bones of the sacrificed creatures were burned and read by priests, who provided immediate interpretation of the effectiveness of the sacrifice, positive or negative. Evidence for human sacrifice is also common, particularly to river deities like He Bo. In a few instances millet, wine, and gold are also found in sacrificial contexts. These sacrifices were meant to inspire favor from gods and spirits on behalf of the petitioner, or to seek guidance and advice on current and future problems.

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Resource trickle comparison

There are quite a few means of auto-generating resources in Age of Mythology.

Resource generator	Civilization	God	Resource	Rate (per minute)
Ring of the Nibelung	N/A		Gold	18
Ship of Fingernails			Food	24
Ankh of Ra			Favor	2.4
Vaults of Erebus	Greeks	Hades	Gold	45
Plenty Vault		Hephaestus		180
			Food	180
			Wood	180
Monument	Egyptians	All	Favor	4.9 - 6.9
Flood of the Nile		Isis	Food	45
Hersir	Norse	All	Favor	0.6 In combat: 1.2
Town Center	Atlanteans	All	Favor	6.3 Horns of Consecration (Rheia): 7.56
Garden	Chinese	All	Food	30 House Altars (Dabo Gong): 36
			Wood	30 House Altars (Dabo Gong): 36
			Gold	30 House Altars (Dabo Gong): 36
			Favor	3 House Altars (Dabo Gong): 3.6
		Nü Wa		3.6 House Altars (Dabo Gong): 4.2
Sacrifices		He Bo		6

Notes

1. Gardens can be tasked to generate any resource, but they only generate one at a time.
2. The Plenty Vault generates all three resources simultaneously.