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Sun Ray is a Greek myth technology in Age of Mythology that is available to worshipers of Apollo and can be researched at the Armory or Archery Range. Once researched, it increases the attack of archers, Centaurs, and Manticores by +10%.

After patch 1.9 of the Extended Edition, Sun Ray also provides the same attack bonus to Medusae.

Changelog[]

Aom original icon Age of Mythology[]

  • Sun Ray costs 40 favor and affects Archer units, Centaurs, and Manticores.

AoM The Titans icon The Titans[]

AoM Extended icon Extended Edition[]

  • With Patch 1.9, Sun Ray affects Archer units, Centaurs, Manticores, and Medusae.

AoM Extended icon Tale of the Dragon[]

Mythology[]

Apollo was known as "Phoebus," the "radiant," and had a close connection to Helios, the sun god. Apollo is often shown holding a bow and arrow symbolizing the sun's rays, as he was the god of archery (as art, not for warfare or hunting).
—In-game history section
Greek myth technologies in Age of Mythology
ArchaicAge Archaic Age
ZeusPortrait ZeusOlympicParentage Olympic Parentage
HadesPortrait HadesVaultsOfErebus Vaults of Erebus
PoseidonPortrait PoseidonLordOfHorses Lord of Horses
ClassicalAge Classical Age
AthenaIcon AthenaSarissa Sarissa · AegisShield Aegis Shield · LabyrinthOfMinos Labyrinth of Minos
HermesIcon HermesSpiritedCharge Spirited Charge · SylvanLore Sylvan Lore · WingedMessenger Winged Messenger
AresIcon AresSpearOfPanic Phobos' Spear of Panic · WillOfKronos Will of Kronos · BowOfHorror Enyo's Bow of Horror · SwordOfDread Deimos' Sword of Dread
HeroicAge Heroic Age
ApolloIcon ApolloSunRay Sun Ray · OracleTech Oracle · TempleOfHealing Temple of Healing
DionysusIcon DionysusBacchanalia Bacchanalia · Anastrophe Anastrophe · Thracian Thracian Horses
AphroditeIcon AphroditeGoldenApples Golden Apples · DivineBlood Divine Blood · RoarOfOrthus Roar of Orthus
MythicAge Mythic Age
HeraIcon HeraMontrousRage Monstrous Rage · FaceOfTheGorgon Face of the Gorgon · AthenianWall Athenian Wall
HephaestusIcon HephaestusForgeOfOlympus Forge of Olympus · HandOfTalos Hand of Talos · ShoulderOfTalos Shoulder of Talos · WeaponOfTheTitans Weapon of the Titans
ArtemisIcon ArtemisFlamesOfTyphon Flames of Typhon · ShaftsOfPlague Shafts of Plague · Trierarch Trierarch
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