Horus

"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.