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"You have advanced to the Heroic Age through the Drunken Revelry of Dionysus."
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Dionysus is a Heroic Age Greek minor god in Age of Mythology. He is available to worshipers of Zeus and Poseidon.

Attributes

God Power

Name	Description
File:Grk-gp-bronze.png Bronze	Turns the skin of all friendly human soldiers, myth units, and ships in the targeted area to solid bronze metal, increasing their armor.

Technology

Name	Description
File:Grk-t-dionysia.png Dionysia	All units have +5% hit points.
File:Grk-t-thracian-horses.png Thracian Horses	Cavalry have +20% hit points.
File:Grk-t-chthonic-rites.png Chthonic Rites	Hydrai and Scyllai regenerate hit points.

Myth Unit

Name	Description
File:Grk-m-hydra.png Hydra	A tough melee unit, the Hydra grows heads as it deals damage. Each head increases the Hydra's attack.

Gameplay

Dionysus generally focuses on land unit survivability and naval power. He grants all units a small hit point bonus, but increases cavalry hit points by a quarter, making these quite tough units last even longer. The unit that benefits the most however is the Titan; the Cerberus receives a +350 HP bonus, which if combined with Hera's Monstrous Rage technology allows Zeus players to have the most powerful Titan in the game. He also increases many attributes for Pentekonters. This makes them more efficient at chasing and destroying enemy ships, as well as allowing them to be trained faster. Dionysus' god power again helps units to live longer by increasing their armor, and may affect ships as well. The Hydra and Scylla, his two myth units, gain attack as they kill enemies. A five-headed Hydra or Scylla is quite a terrifying enemy to encounter.

Mythology

"The god of wine, the theater, agriculture, the fertility of nature, and mysteries, he is usually seen with grape vines, ivy, or a panther. Unlike most Greek gods, who are normally portrayed as bright creatures of the light, Dionysus is mysterious and shadowy. His followers revel in mad behavior, drunkenness, and death. Because of his differences, Dionysus may have been a melding of Greek and Asian attributes. He was the patron of the Maenads, wild women who worshipped him and roamed the mountains shouting and hunting wild animals. He was also the patron of mystery cults, of which we know very little today. The greatest mystery associated with Dionysus is that at one point he was believed slain, but then reborn, a very unusual circumstance for an immortal god."
In-game compendium

List of Gods

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-{{Quote|You have advanced to the Heroic Age through the Foresight of Apollo.|Age up text}}
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-Apollo is a Heroic Age Greek minor god in Age of Mythology. He is available to worshipers of both Hades and Zeus.
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+{{Quote|You have advanced to the Heroic Age through the Drunken Revelry of Dionysus.|Age up text}}
+Dionysus is a Heroic Age Greek minor god in Age of Mythology. He is available to worshipers of Zeus and Poseidon.
 ==Attributes==
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 ! Name !! Description
 |-
-| [[File:grk-gp-underworld-passage.png|50px]] &nbsp; [[Underworld Passage]] || Creates two portals anywhere on the map the player has Line of Sight. Units entering one portal are instantly transported to the other.
+| [[File:grk-gp-bronze.png|50px]] &nbsp; [[Bronze]] || Turns the skin of all friendly human soldiers, myth units, and ships in the targeted area to solid bronze metal, increasing their armor.
 |}
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 ! Name !! Description
 |-
-| [[File:grk-t-sun-ray.png|50px]] &nbsp; [[Sun Ray]] || Archers, Centaurs, Manticores, and Medusae gain +10% attack. Projectiles reveal Line of Sight around themselves and their struck target (or ground) for a few seconds after impact.
+| [[File:grk-t-dionysia.png|50px]] &nbsp; [[Dionysia]] || All units have +5% hit points.
 |-
-| [[File:grk-t-oracle.png|50px]] &nbsp; [[Oracle (technology)]] || All units and buildings gain +4 line of sight. The player can also see the command panel and train queues of every other player in their Line of Sight.
+| [[File:grk-t-thracian-horses.png|50px]] &nbsp; [[Thracian Horses]] || Cavalry have +20% hit points.
 |-
-| [[File:grk-t-temple-of-healing.png|50px]] &nbsp; [[Temple of Healing]] || Causes temples to heal friendly units, three at a time at a very rapid rate. Units heal faster when they are idle.
+| [[File:grk-t-chthonic-rites.png|50px]] &nbsp; [[Chthonic Rites]] || Hydrai and Scyllai regenerate hit points.
-|-
-| [[File:grk-t-anastrophe.png|50px]] &nbsp; [[Anastrophe]] || [[Pentekonter]]s gain the Critical Strike ability. (Since Retold)
 |}
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 ! Name !! Description
 |-
-| [[File:grk-m-manticore.png|50px]] &nbsp; [[Manticore]] || A leonine creature with a human face. It fires volleys of tail spines which can hit multiple enemies. Exceptionally good against groups of enemy soldiers, particularly infantry with their poor pierce armor.
+| [[File:grk-m-hydra.png|50px]] &nbsp; [[Hydra]] || A tough melee unit, the Hydra grows heads as it deals damage. Each head increases the Hydra's attack.
 |}
 ==Gameplay==
+Dionysus generally focuses on land unit survivability and naval power. He grants all units a small hit point bonus, but increases cavalry hit points by a quarter, making these quite tough units last even longer. The unit that benefits the most however is the Titan; the Cerberus receives a +350 HP bonus, which if combined with Hera's Monstrous Rage technology allows Zeus players to have the most powerful Titan in the game. He also increases many attributes for Pentekonters. This makes them more efficient at chasing and destroying enemy ships, as well as allowing them to be trained faster. Dionysus' god power again helps units to live longer by increasing their armor, and may affect ships as well. The Hydra and Scylla, his two myth units, gain attack as they kill enemies. A five-headed Hydra or Scylla is quite a terrifying enemy to encounter.
-Apollo grants a very broad selection of bonuses; scouting, movement, healing and ranged attacks. The Oracle technology helps all units to scout better by improving line of sight, and giving buildings better coverage of the map. Apollo's god power, Underworld Passage, enables instant movement and is especially useful on island maps. Temple of Healing is one of the sources of healing available to the Greeks, other than Physicians. Units can use the Underworld Passage to quickly get back to the player's town and heal, then return to the fray, or to constantly harass undefended positions, then leave before enemies can arrive (indirect approach). Archers gain ranged attack, allowing them to support armies better, while Manticores are made even more dangerous in a support position by Sun Ray. Zeus players can benefit from improved Centaur attack, though it is usually Hades players who profit the most, as Sun Ray boosts, among others, their Gastraphetoros and Sentinels. Also, the Oracle upgrade really assists, as Hades himself is mostly a defensive major god, emphasising in turtling.
 ==Mythology==
+{{Quote|The god of wine, the theater, agriculture, the fertility of nature, and mysteries, he is usually seen with grape vines, ivy, or a panther. Unlike most Greek gods, who are normally portrayed as bright creatures of the light, Dionysus is mysterious and shadowy. His followers revel in mad behavior, drunkenness, and death. Because of his differences, Dionysus may have been a melding of Greek and Asian attributes.
-{{Quote|The god of music, archery (only as sport), medicine, colonization, herds, and divination, he represents many of the better qualities of humankind, including order, intelligence, rationalization, and an appreciation for the finer things. He could cause or cure the plague. He established the oracle at Delphi and perhaps the city of Troy. He is often perceived as the perfect male. Apollo and his twin sister Artemis were fathered by Zeus and born of the Titan Leto, necessarily incurring the wrath of Zeus' wife Hera, who did all she could to prevent the twins from being born. Apollo was also well known for his love affairs with beautiful mortals of both sexes, including among them Calliope, Coronis and Daphne. Apollo's Oracle at Delphi was well known throughout the Mediterranean. Apollo is closely associated with the sun, or at least with Helios, the Greek sun god.|In-game compendium}}
+He was the patron of the Maenads, wild women who worshipped him and roamed the mountains shouting and hunting wild animals. He was also the patron of mystery cults, of which we know very little today. The greatest mystery associated with Dionysus is that at one point he was believed slain, but then reborn, a very unusual circumstance for an immortal god.|In-game compendium}}
 ==List of Gods==