Hermes

"You have advanced to the Classical Age through the Guidance of Hermes."
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Hermes is a Classical Age Greek minor god in Age of Mythology. He is available to worshipers of Zeus and Poseidon.

Attributes

God Power

Name	Description
Ceasefire	This god power prevents combat anywhere on the map for its duration, allowing a player to perhaps escape from a precarious position, or build more units to repel an attack when under siege, or hurry their army home to meet a new threat.

Technology

Name	Description
Spirited Charge	Cavalry have 10% more speed and attack. Centaurs have 10% more speed and 5% more attack.
Sylvan Lore	Centaurs have 35% more hit points, +3 range, and +1 Line of Sight.
Winged Messenger	Pegasi have +6 line of sight and move 20% faster. A Pegasus is spawned at the Temple which respawns when killed.

Myth Unit

Name	Description
Centaur	A tough and fast ranged myth unit. Its special attack rains arrows over a period at the targeted location.

Gameplay

It is best to worship Hermes when planning to build up a large force of cavalry. His upgrades improve the speed and combat abilities of both cavalry and Centaurs, allowing for the creation of a fast moving and hard hitting force. He also improves the LOS of Pegasi and makes them cost no food (which is also an indirect economy bonus), while the faster creation time allows a Greek player to easily scout out the enemy in order to search for weak points before launching a raid against them. His God Power can also be used for scouting, and to protect players who are being rushed.

Mythology

"The messenger of the gods, Hermes wore a winged cap and winged shoes. He presided over shepherds, trade, land travel, literature, athletics, oratory, and even thieving -- any activity requiring agility. He was known for his cunning and shrewdness, and as the inventor of the lyre, the flute, and the pan-pipes. He is credited with the invention of foot-racing, wrestling, and boxing. He guided the souls of the dead to the underworld. In early accounts he is a patron of fertility or luck. Later he was associated with roads. Road markers, called herms, bore a representation of Hermes. Similar markers outside homes warded off evil. He used his ingenuity to save heroes on several occasions, including Odysseus twice."
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