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"You have advanced to the Mythic Age through the Vindication of Horus."
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Horus is a falcon-headed Mythic Age Egyptian minor god in Age of Mythology. He is available to worshipers of Ra and Set.

Attributes

God Power

Name	Description
Tornado	Creates a cyclone that moves outwards in a spiral, causing devastation to a large area. Can often weaken or destroy enemy towns and armies, being especially deadly against massed units.

Technology

Name	Description
Axe of Vengeance	Axemen have +0.5% attack for every missing 1% hit point and +2.0 damage multiplier vs. buildings.
Spear of Horus	Spearmen do 10% more damage and have +1.0 damage multiplier vs. cavalry.
Greatest of Fifty	Spearmen have +30% hit points and +10% movement speed.

Myth Unit

Name	Description
Avenger	A powerful melee unit that can spin around like a whirlwind to damage all enemies around simultaneously.

Gameplay

Horus' improvements exclusively benefit the damage done by infantry, making them a more viable option for a late-game army. He greatly improves Spearmen in particular, so it is also viable to worship him when facing an opponent focusing on cavalry. Spear of Horus increases the damage dealt by Spearmen, especially against cavalry, their main targets. Greatest of Fifty improves all infantry units' hit points and speed. It also has a hidden bonus that unlocks the Wedge unit formation. Axe of Vengeance not only allows Axemen to gradually increase their attack power as their hit points decrease, but also turns them into building destroyers by tripling their damage against buildings.

His Tornado god power is equally devastating to units and buildings. It can be used to soften up an enemy before going in to finish off their units, with the help of the mighty Avengers and improved infantry units, especially the demolition Axemen.

If Ptah was picked for the Classical Age (possible under both Ra and Set), his Scalloped Axe and Leather Frame Shield synergize nicely with Horus' bonuses, giving Axemen stronger attack and Spearmen better pierce resistance. Likewise, followers of Set who picked Anubis for the Classical Age will find their Spearmen to be even more devastating, as not only will they already be more powerful, especially against cavalry, but they also gain the ability to poison enemies via the Serpent Spear technology.

Mythology

"The mystical son of Isis and Osiris, he was raised in secrecy in the Nile swamps to avoid being discovered by Set, who had killed his father, Osiris. When he reached adulthood he sought to avenge his father and kill Set. After a lengthy contest in which he lost an eye, he triumphed and his reward was the rule of Egypt. He gave the lost eye to Osiris and wore instead a serpent on his head to replace it. All pharaohs thereafter wore this serpent as a symbol of authority and their ability to see and know all.
"Horus, strong Bull, steady at heart as the son of Nut, victorious king! / He sets up all his borders at each place according to his desire. / He spends the time of ploughing in Egypt. / He brought to its knees the land of the people of Retenue / when he felled their trees / and destroyed their cities ..."
-- rock stela by Qasr Ibrim on the banks of the Nile"
In-game compendium

Trivia

Horus has 3 different units based on him in the game: the Avenger myth unit, the Son of Osiris hero, and the Egyptian Titan.

List of Gods

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-{{Quote|You have advanced to the Classical Age under the Protection of Bast.|Age up text}}
+{{Quote|You have advanced to the Mythic Age through the Vindication of Horus.|Age up text}}
-Bast is a Classical Age Egyptian minor goddess in Age of Mythology. She is available to Isis and Ra.
+Horus is a falcon-headed Mythic Age Egyptian minor god in Age of Mythology. He is available to worshipers of Ra and Set.
 ==Attributes==
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 ! Name !! Description
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-| [[File:egp-gp-eclipse.webp|50px]] &nbsp; [[Earthquake]] || The tremors caused by Earthquake deal massive amounts of damage to all buildings in the target area, but little to human units.
+| [[File:egp-gp-tornado.webp|50px]] &nbsp; [[Tornado]] || Creates a cyclone that moves outwards in a spiral, causing devastation to a large area. Can often weaken or destroy enemy towns and armies, being especially deadly against massed units.
 |}
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 ! Name !! Description
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-| [[File:egp-t-sacred-cats.webp|50px]] &nbsp; [[Flames of Typhon]] || Upgrades Chimerai to [[Chimera]] Tyrants, granting+40%.
+| [[File:egp-t-axe-of-vengeance.webp|50px]] &nbsp; [[Axe of Vengeance]] || [[Axeman|Axemen]] have +0.5% attack for every missing 1% hit point and +2.0 damage multiplier vs. [[Buildings|buildings]].
 |-
-| [[File:egp-t-adze-of-wepwawet.webp|50px]] &nbsp; [[Shafts of Plague]] || Archers have +10% attack, and their attacks deal poison damage.
+| [[File:egp-t-spear-of-horus.webp|50px]] &nbsp; [[Spear of Horus]] || [[Spearman|Spearmen]] do 10% more damage and have +1.0 damage multiplier vs. [[Cavalry|cavalry]].
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-| [[File:egp-t-criosphinx.webp|50px]] &nbsp; [[Beast Slayer]] || [[Heroes]] have +200% attack vs. myth units. (Since Retold)
+| [[File:egp-t-greatest-of-fifty.webp|50px]] &nbsp; [[Greatest of Fifty]] || Spearmen have +30% hit points and +10% movement speed.
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-| [[File:egp-t-hieracosphinx.webp|50px]] &nbsp; [[Beast Slayer]] || [[Heroes]] have +200% attack vs. myth units. (Since Retold)
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 ! Name !! Description
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-| [[File:egp-m-sphinx.webp|50px]] &nbsp; [[Chimera]] || Three-headed monster that breathes fire all over its enemies.
+| [[File:egp-m-avenger.webp|50px]] &nbsp; [[Avenger]] || A powerful melee unit that can spin around like a whirlwind to damage all enemies around simultaneously.
 |}
 ==Gameplay==
+Horus' improvements exclusively benefit the damage done by infantry, making them a more viable option for a late-game army. He greatly improves Spearmen in particular, so it is also viable to worship him when facing an opponent focusing on cavalry. Spear of Horus increases the damage dealt by Spearmen, especially against cavalry, their main targets. Greatest of Fifty improves all infantry units' hit points and speed. It also has a hidden bonus that unlocks the Wedge unit formation. Axe of Vengeance not only allows Axemen to gradually increase their attack power as their hit points decrease, but also turns them into building destroyers by tripling their damage against buildings.
-Bast's bonuses are economic; two of her technologies increase resource gather rates. Wood is usually not important to the Egyptians until the Heroic Age, when Chariot Archers and siege weapons (such as the Siege Tower and Catapult) appear, but in water maps, the Adze of Wepwawet is extremely important, as Laborers can gather extra wood for Fishing Ships or Kebenit and War Barge rushes. Similarly, Adze of Wepwawet is useful for followers of Nephthys and Osiris, as their Scorpion Man and Mummy myth units, respectively, cost wood. Furthermore, Bast's economic technologies synergize nicely with Thoth's Book of Thoth technology, allowing Laborers to gather resources even better than before.
+His Tornado god power is equally devastating to units and buildings. It can be used to soften up an enemy before going in to finish off their units, with the help of the mighty Avengers and improved infantry units, especially the demolition Axemen.
-Her myth unit, the Sphinx, is a powerful Classical Age unit, especially when fully upgraded to a Hieracosphinx. These are fast and have excellent crush attack, meaning they can take out units and buildings alike in rushes. They get stronger in later ages and so are worth massing when the player has the resources.
+If Ptah was picked for the Classical Age (possible under both Ra and Set), his Scalloped Axe and Leather Frame Shield synergize nicely with Horus' bonuses, giving Axemen stronger attack and Spearmen better pierce resistance. Likewise, followers of Set who picked Anubis for the Classical Age will find their Spearmen to be even more devastating, as not only will they already be more powerful, especially against cavalry, but they also gain the ability to poison enemies via the Serpent Spear technology.
-Bast's god power, Eclipse, can be used to increase her myth unit's attack further and make them move rapidly (7.2 speed), increasing their rushing potential and making them alarmingly dangerous. This god power also allows the player's own Monuments to generate favor more quickly, especially under Isis, as her Monuments generate favor even faster when empowered. Eclipse can be saved for or used again in later ages to boost the attack of stronger myth units granted in later ages, such as Sekhmet's Scarabs, Horus' Avengers, or especially the Titan that the Egyptians otherwise cannot improve in any way.
 ==Mythology==
+{{Quote|The mystical son of Isis and Osiris, he was raised in secrecy in the Nile swamps to avoid being discovered by Set, who had killed his father, Osiris. When he reached adulthood he sought to avenge his father and kill Set. After a lengthy contest in which he lost an eye, he triumphed and his reward was the rule of Egypt. He gave the lost eye to Osiris and wore instead a serpent on his head to replace it. All pharaohs thereafter wore this serpent as a symbol of authority and their ability to see and know all.
-{{Quote|A daughter of Ra, Bast was the goddess of the cat, considered a sacred animal in ancient Egypt. She was usually associated with the moon, perhaps because cat eyes can shine in moonlight. A special necropolis at her cult center in Bubastis held huge numbers of mummified cats. Together, Bast and the lioness-headed Sekhmet killed the great serpent Apep that tried to swallow Ra and turn the world into darkness.|In-game compendium}}
+"Horus, strong Bull, steady at heart as the son of Nut, victorious king! / He sets up all his borders at each place according to his desire. / He spends the time of ploughing in Egypt. / He brought to its knees the land of the people of Retenue / when he felled their trees / and destroyed their cities ..."
+-- rock stela by Qasr Ibrim on the banks of the Nile|In-game compendium}}
 ==Trivia==
+* Horus has 3 different units based on him in the game: the Avenger myth unit, the Son of Osiris hero, and the Egyptian Titan.
-* Originally, Bast had access to a technology called "Fertility" which decreased the time it took for Egyptian Villagers to train. Fertility was most likely removed due to being too much of a bonus, making the other Classical Age minor gods irrelevant and making Ra and Isis too powerful.
-* She holds a sistrum in her hand, which originated as a sacred percussion instrument in Ancient Egypt.
-* For her beta Retold portrait, the face was based on an African Wild Cat.
 ==List of Gods==