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Poseidon is a Greek major god who focuses on cavalry.

Attributes

God Power

Name	Description
File:Grk-gp-bolt.png Bolt	Deals 10,000 divine damage to a single unit.

Technology

Name	Description
File:Grk-t-olympian-parentage.png Olympian Parentage	Heroes have 25% more hit points and -50% training time.

Unique Unit

Name	Description
File:Grk-h-myrmidon.png Myrmidon	Infantry unit whose attacks deal divine damage, ignoring enemy armor values.

Heroes

Name	Age	Description
File:Grk-h-jason.png Jason	File:Infobox-age1.png Archaic Age
File:Grk-h-heracles.png Heracles	File:Infobox-age2.png Classical Age
File:Grk-h-odysseus.png Odysseus	File:Infobox-age3.png Heroic Age
File:Grk-h-bellerophon.png Bellerophon	File:Infobox-age4.png Mythic Age	Leaps into combat, dealing extra damage.

Bonuses

Militia spawn from razed buildings.
Cavalry, Caravans, and myth units +0.4 speed.
Stables and Markets are 30% cheaper.
Market exchange rates improved by 15%.
A free Hippocampus respawns at the first Dock.

Minor Gods

Classical Age
Name	Focus
Athena	Infantry, defense
Hermes	Cavalry

Heroic Age
Name	Focus
Apollo	Archers
Dionysus	Cavalry

Heroic Age
Name	Focus
Hera	Buildings and myth units
Hephaestus	Human soldier armor and weapons

Strengths

Zeus' main military focus is on infantry, and his economic focus is on favor.

His Hoplites move faster than normal, which makes infantry rushes viable, especially considering that his infantry human soldiers do extra damage to buildings. Zeus' heroes have more hit points when upgraded with Olympian Parentage, which helps them survive battles longer. As it happens, his Mythic Age hero, Bellerophon, is the strongest Hero in the game and can help protect the player from the powerful late game Myth Units. Zeus' god power,

With Zeus's infantry units doing double damage to buildings, they can turn into siege powerhouses - especially if combined with Athena's and Hephaestus' unique infantry technologies. Infantry can be used at all points in the game to siege or target key buildings during raids.

Zeus is the only God who grants Favor to start out with; this allows earlier access to Pegasi and unique technologies. In addition the maximum Favor allowed is twice as high as all other Gods, and is generated faster by praying villagers. This enables the player to create Myth Units considerably more quickly, with possible devastating effect. This is especially true if Hera is worshiped in the Mythic Age.

Bolt can be used to instantly kill any powerful unit (other than a Titan, or Son of Osiris and Nidhogg in the Extended Edition), helping push the odds of a battle in the player's favor. Bolt is a powerful ability at any point in the game, but may have more of an impact in earlier age engagements, as removing a single powerful unit can turn the tide in the player's favor.

Zeus's late game is one of the strongest, with powerful army compositions made up of Colossi, Myrmidons, Bellerephon, and Helepolises. As a result, focusing on a booming economy and rushing the Mythic age can be a strong strategy.

Weaknesses

Zeus does not have access to a disaster-type God Power that can level an enemy town, forcing players to rely on infantry, siege or myth units to tear down buildings. Additionally, as he does not have access to Ares in the Classical Age, players will need to rely on ordinary Armory technologies to increase the attack of infantry units.

Mythology

"The youngest son of the Titans Kronos and Rheia, he was hidden by his mother when Kronos learned of the prophecy that one of his sons would supplant him as ruler of the world. When fully grown, Zeus forced his father to regurgitate his other children that he had swallowed, and then Zeus led a revolt against the Titans, who were banished to Tartarus, below even the underworld. Zeus and his two brothers drew lots to decide each god's part of the world. Zeus drew the heavens, and supreme rule over all the gods and humankind. Zeus was always considered a weather god, with lightning, thunder, rain, and thunderstorms attributed to him. Later he became associated with justice and the law. He could shape-shift, taking the shape of any object or living things, and he used this ability in his seductions. Although he took his sister Hera as his wife, he seduced many other goddesses and mortal women, siring many children who became prominent in Greek mythology. There were many statues erected in Zeus' honor, the most magnificent being the colossal statue of Zeus at Olympia, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The Olympic Games were held originally in his honor."
In-game compendium

Trivia

Zeus was the only major god available in the demo.
According to the Age of Mythology guide book, Zeus players would initially start with 25 favor.
Zeus is the only major god with access to the minor god Hera.

List of Gods

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+| indicator         = Greek
+| image             = Grk-god-poseidon-portrait.webp
+| title             = Poseidon
+| subtitle          = Major God
+| section1          = Availability
+| itemsInSection1 = 4
+| col = 2
+| label1 = Type
+| label2 = Civilization
+| label3 = God
+| label4 = Age
+| icon1 = Unit-type-cavalry.png
+| icon2 = Icon Greek.png
+| icon3 = Grk-god-hades-icon-round.png
+| icon4 = Infobox-age1.png
+| content1 =
+| content2 = Greeks
+| content3 =
+| content4 = Archaic Age
+| section2 = Minor Gods
+| itemsInSection2 = 7
+| label5 = Classical Age
+| label6 = Classical Age
+| label7 = Heroic Age
+| label8 = Heroic Age
+| label9 = Mythic Age
+| label10 = Mythic Age
+| label11 = Training Time
+| icon5 = grk-mg-ares-icon.webp
+| icon6 = grk-mg-hermes-icon.webp
+| icon7 = grk-mg-aphrodite-icon.webp
+| icon8 = grk-mg-dionysus-icon.webp
+| icon9 = grk-mg-artemis-icon.webp
+| icon10 = grk-mg-hephaestus-icon.webp
+| icon11 = infobox-time.png
+| content5 = [[Ares]]
+| content6 = [[Hermes]]
+| content7 = [[Aphrodite]]
+| content8 = [[Dionysus]]
+| content9 = [[Artemis]]
+| content10 = [[Hephaestus]]
+| content11 =
+| section3 = Grants
+| itemsInSection3 = 9
+| label12 = God Power
+| label13 = Hero
+| label14 = Hero
+| label15 = Hero
+| label16 = Hero
+| label17 = Human Soldier
+| label18 = Human Soldier
+| label19 = Myth Unit
+| label20 = Myth Technology
+| icon12 = grk-gp-lure.png
+| icon13 = grk-h-theseus.png
+| icon14 = grk-h-atalanta.png
+| icon15 = grk-h-hippolyta.png
+| icon16 = grk-h-polyphemus.png
+| icon17 = grk-h-hetairos.png
+| icon18 = grk-h-militia.png
+| icon19 = grk-m-hippocampus.png
+| icon20 = grk-t-lord-of-horses.png
+| content12 = [[Bolt]]
+| content13 = [[Theseus]]
+| content14 = [[Atalanta]]
+| content15 = [[Hippolyta]]
+| content16 = [[Polyphemus]]
+| content17 = [[Hetairos]]
+| content18 = [[Militia]]
+| content19 = [[Hippocampus]]
+| content20 = [[Lord of Horses]]
+| section4 = Personality
+| itemsInSection4 = 5
+| label21 = Role
+| label22 = Focus
+| label23 = Multiplier
+| label24 = Rate of Fire
+| label25 = Attack Range
+| icon21 =
+| icon22 =
+| icon23 = unit-type-myth-unit.png
+| icon24 = infobox-rof.png
+| icon25 = infobox-range.png
+| content21 = God of the Sea
+| content22 = [[Cavalry]]
+| content23 =
+| content24 =
+| content25 =
+}}
+Poseidon is a Greek major god who focuses on cavalry.
+==Attributes==
+===God Power===
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+! Name !! Description
+|-
+| [[File:grk-gp-bolt.png|50px]] &nbsp; [[Bolt]] || Deals 10,000 divine damage to a single unit.
+|}
+===Technology===
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+! Name !! Description
+|-
+| [[File:grk-t-olympian-parentage.png|50px]] &nbsp; [[Olympian Parentage]] || [[Heroes]] have 25% more hit points and -50% training time.
+|}
+===Unique Unit===
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+! Name !! Description
+|-
+| [[File:grk-h-myrmidon.png|50px]] &nbsp; [[Myrmidon]] ||  Infantry unit whose attacks deal divine damage, ignoring enemy armor values.
+|}
+===Heroes===
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+! Name !! Age !! Description
+|-
+| [[File:grk-h-jason.png|50px]] &nbsp; [[Jason]] || [[File:infobox-age1.png|40px]] &nbsp; [[Archaic Age]]
+|-
+| [[File:grk-h-heracles.png|50px]] &nbsp; [[Heracles]] || [[File:infobox-age2.png|40px]] &nbsp; [[Classical Age]]
+|-
+| [[File:grk-h-odysseus.png|50px]] &nbsp; [[Odysseus]] || [[File:infobox-age3.png|40px]] &nbsp; [[Heroic Age]]
+|-
+| [[File:grk-h-bellerophon.png|50px]] &nbsp; [[Bellerophon]] || [[File:infobox-age4.png|40px]] &nbsp; [[Mythic Age]] || Leaps into combat, dealing extra damage.
+|}
+===Bonuses===
+* [[Militia]] spawn from razed buildings.
+* [[Cavalry]], [[Caravan]]s, and myth units +0.4 speed.
+* [[Stable]]s and Markets are 30% cheaper.
+* [[Market]] exchange rates improved by 15%.
+* A free [[Hippocampus]] respawns at the first [[Dock]].
+==Minor Gods==
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+ [[Classical Age]]
+|-
+! Name !! Focus
+|-
+| [[File:grk-mg-athena-icon.webp|50px]] &nbsp; [[Athena]] || Infantry, defense
+|-
+| [[File:grk-mg-hermes-icon.webp|50px]] &nbsp; [[Hermes]] || Cavalry
+|}
+</br>
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+ [[Heroic Age]]
+|-
+! Name !! Focus
+|-
+| [[File:grk-mg-apollo-icon.webp|50px]] &nbsp; [[Apollo]] || Archers
+|-
+| [[File:grk-mg-dionysus-icon.webp|50px]] &nbsp; [[Dionysus]] || Cavalry
+|}
+</br>
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+ [[Heroic Age]]
+|-
+! Name !! Focus
+|-
+| [[File:grk-mg-hera-icon.webp|50px]] &nbsp; [[Hera]] || Buildings and myth units
+|-
+| [[File:grk-mg-hephaestus-icon.webp|50px]] &nbsp; [[Hephaestus]] || Human soldier armor and weapons
+|}
+==Strengths==
+Zeus' main military focus is on infantry, and his economic focus is on favor.
+His Hoplites move faster than normal, which makes infantry rushes viable, especially considering that his infantry human soldiers do extra damage to buildings. Zeus' heroes have more hit points when upgraded with Olympian Parentage, which helps them survive battles longer. As it happens, his Mythic Age hero, Bellerophon, is the strongest Hero in the game and can help protect the player from the powerful late game Myth Units. Zeus' god power,
+With Zeus's infantry units doing double damage to buildings, they can turn into siege powerhouses - especially if combined with Athena's and Hephaestus' unique infantry technologies. Infantry can be used at all points in the game to siege or target key buildings during raids.
+Zeus is the only God who grants Favor to start out with; this allows earlier access to Pegasi and unique technologies. In addition the maximum Favor allowed is twice as high as all other Gods, and is generated faster by praying villagers. This enables the player to create Myth Units considerably more quickly, with possible devastating effect. This is especially true if Hera is worshiped in the Mythic Age.
+Bolt can be used to instantly kill any powerful unit (other than a Titan, or Son of Osiris and Nidhogg in the Extended Edition), helping push the odds of a battle in the player's favor. Bolt is a powerful ability at any point in the game, but may have more of an impact in earlier age engagements, as removing a single powerful unit can turn the tide in the player's favor.
+Zeus's late game is one of the strongest, with powerful army compositions made up of Colossi, Myrmidons, Bellerephon, and Helepolises. As a result, focusing on a booming economy and rushing the Mythic age can be a strong strategy.
+==Weaknesses==
+Zeus does not have access to a disaster-type God Power that can level an enemy town, forcing players to rely on infantry, siege or myth units to tear down buildings. Additionally, as he does not have access to Ares in the Classical Age, players will need to rely on ordinary Armory technologies to increase the attack of infantry units.
+==Mythology==
+{{Quote|The youngest son of the Titans Kronos and Rheia, he was hidden by his mother when Kronos learned of the prophecy that one of his sons would supplant him as ruler of the world. When fully grown, Zeus forced his father to regurgitate his other children that he had swallowed, and then Zeus led a revolt against the Titans, who were banished to Tartarus, below even the underworld. Zeus and his two brothers drew lots to decide each god's part of the world. Zeus drew the heavens, and supreme rule over all the gods and humankind.
+Zeus was always considered a weather god, with lightning, thunder, rain, and thunderstorms attributed to him. Later he became associated with justice and the law. He could shape-shift, taking the shape of any object or living things, and he used this ability in his seductions. Although he took his sister Hera as his wife, he seduced many other goddesses and mortal women, siring many children who became prominent in Greek mythology. There were many statues erected in Zeus' honor, the most magnificent being the colossal statue of Zeus at Olympia, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The Olympic Games were held originally in his honor.|In-game compendium}}
+==Trivia==
+* Zeus was the only major god available in the demo.
+* According to the Age of Mythology guide book, Zeus players would initially start with 25 favor.
+* Zeus is the only major god with access to the minor god Hera.
+==List of Gods==
+{{Gods}}
+__NOEDITSECTION__