| “ | Hero. Good against myth units. Switches to a ranged attack to fight flying units. Collects Relics. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
| “ | Hero. Good against myth units. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
Theseus is the Archaic Age Greek hero for Poseidon.
Abilities[]
Sacred Hands (Passive): Can pick up Relics and deposit them at a Temple.- Scourge of the Skies (Passive): Switches to ranged attack when targeting airborne units. (Since Retold)
Further statistics[]
General technologies[]
- Copper Weapons, Bronze Weapons, Iron Weapons: +10% damage.
- Copper Armor, Bronze Armor, Iron Armor: -15% hack vulnerability.
- Copper Shields, Bronze Shields, Iron Shields: -15% pierce vulnerability.
- Ballistics: Fires more accurately at moving enemy targets.
Myth technologies[]
- Enyo's Bow of Horror (Ares): +15 arrow speed.
- Dionysia (Dionysus): +5% hit points.
- Beast Slayer (Artemis): +2 damage multiplier against myth units.
Age bonuses[]
- Archaic Age: -75% damage (from 6.5 base).
- Classical Age: +10% hit points, +10% damage (damage resets to base).
- Heroic Age: +15% hit points, +15% damage, +1 damage multiplier against myth units.
- Mythic Age: +20% hit points, +20% damage, +1 damage multiplier against myth units.
Relic bonuses[]
- Arrows of Heracles: +5% attack.
- Fur of Boyi: Regenerate 0.25 hit points per second.
- Hermes' Winged Sandals: +5% movement speed.
- Kui Drum: +0.25% attack per 1% hit point missing.
- Pelt of Argus: +6 Line of Sight.
- The Khopesh of Horus: +1.0 attack bonus multiplier vs. myth units.
- Thundercloud Shawl: -5% pierce vulnerability.
- Tyrfing, Angantyr's Sword: Regenerate 10% of damage dealt to units.
Strategy[]
Like all Greek heroes, Theseus is strong against myth units and can hold his own against human soldiers as well. He is the first available hero for Poseidon so is crucial in fending off myth units early on, and for bagging early Relics.
Changelog[]
Age of Mythology[]
- Theseus has 240 hit points, has 9 hack attack from the Classical Age, 25 hack armor, a 7× multiplier vs. myth units and 3× vs. Animals of Set, costs 50 gold, and trains in 9 seconds.
Tale of the Dragon[]
- Theseus trains in 4 seconds.
Retold[]
- Theseus has 6.5 hack attack from the Classical Age, 4 pierce damage, 35 hack armor, a 9× multiplier vs. myth units and no multiplier vs. Animals of Set, costs 50 wood, and trains in 15 seconds.
- With update 17.30764, he is trained in 5 seconds, has 190 hit points, and has 12× multiplier vs. non-flying myth units.
Mythology[]
| “ | Age -- 32 Homeland -- Athens Occupation -- king The parentage of Theseus is confused. He was thought to be either an illegitimate son of Aegeus, a king of Athens, or a son of Poseidon. Raised by his mother, he faced many adversaries and quests while attempting to return to Athens to be reunited with his father. He was then selected to be part of a group of young men and women to be sacrificed to the Minotaur on Crete, as part of the compensation for a long war. On Crete, Ariadne fell in love with Theseus and helped him defeat the Minotaur within the labyrinth. He returned to Athens but failed to signal his success to his father correctly, and Aegeus drowned himself in despair. The sea thereafter took its name from Theseus's father, the Aegean Sea. Theseus foiled an assassination attempt and became king, but lost popularity late in life and was exiled. |
” |
| —In-game help section | ||
Gallery[]
Close-up of Theseus in Retold
Theseus in-game model
Theseus concept art
THESEUS vs EVERY MYTH UNIT - Age of Mythology
| Heroes obtainable in random maps in Age of Mythology | ||||
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| God |  Archaic Age
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 Classical Age
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 Heroic Age
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 Mythic Age
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 Greeks (1 each)
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| All |  Hippocrates*
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 Zeus
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 Jason
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 Heracles
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 Odysseus
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 Bellerophon
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 Poseidon
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 Theseus
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 Atalanta
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 Hippolyta
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 Polyphemus
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 Hades
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 Ajax
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 Achilles
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 Chiron
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 Perseus
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 Aphrodite
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 The Argo
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 Egyptians
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| All |  Pharaoh (1)
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 Priest
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 Osiris
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 Son of Osiris
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| Pharaoh (more)
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 Norse
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| All |  Hersir
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 Godi
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 Freyr
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 Gullinbursti (1)
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 Baldr
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  Hero of Ragnarok
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 Atlanteans
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| All |  Citizen (Hero) (50)
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 Murmillo (Hero)
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 Arcus (Hero)
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 Fanatic (Hero)
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 Katapeltes (Hero)
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 Contarius (Hero)
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 Oracle (Hero) (10)
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 Turma (Hero)
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 Cheiroballista (Hero)
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 Destroyer (Hero)
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 Chinese (Immortal Pillars)
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| All |  Pioneer
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 Sage (5)
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 Jiang Ziya (1)
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 Fuxi
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 Nezha (1)
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 Yang Jian (1)
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 Nüwa
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 Kuafu (Hero) (1)
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 Li Jing (1)
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 Shennong
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 Wen Zhong (1)
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 Chinese (Tale of the Dragon)
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| All |  Monk
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 Fu Xi
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 Immortal (8)
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| Others | Immortal (2)
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Immortal (2)
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Immortal (2)
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Immortal (2)
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| Regicide game mode | ||||
| All |  Regent (1)
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