Polyphemus

"Cyclops Hero with a powerful area attack. Good against myth units. Switches to a ranged attack to fight flying units. Collects Relics."
In-game description

Polyphemus is the Mythic Age Greek hero for Poseidon. In Greek legend, he was a mighty Cyclops.

Special Abilities

	Name	Description
	Sacred Hands	Can pick up Relics and drop them off at a Temple.
	Scourge of the Skies	Switches to a ranged attack to fight flying units.
	Seismic Smash	Slams the ground, scattering and damaging nearby units. Deals 80 hack damage with a 7× damage multiplier against myth units in an area of 4. Recharges in 18 seconds.

Technologies & Relic Bonuses

General Technologies

	Name	Description
	Copper Weapons	+10% damage
	Bronze Weapons	+10% damage
	Iron Weapons	+10% damage
	Ballistics	Fires more accurately at moving targets.

	Name	Description
	Copper Armor	-15% Hack Vulnerability
	Bronze Armor	-15% Hack Vulnerability
	Iron Armor	-15% Hack Vulnerability
	Copper Shields	-15% Pierce Vulnerability
	Bronze Shields	-15% Pierce Vulnerability
	Iron Shields	-15% Pierce Vulnerability

Myth Technologies

Name	God	Description
Oracle	Apollo	+4 Line of Sight
Sun Ray	Apollo	+10% anti-flying damage, projectiles reveal the surrounding area
Dionysia	Dionysus	+5% hit points
Beast Slayer	Artemis	+2 damage multiplier against myth units

Bonuses

Age Bonuses

	Age	Description
	Classical Age	+10% hit points, +10% damage
	Heroic Age	+15% hit points, +20% damage, +1 damage multiplier against myth units
	Mythic Age	+20% hit points, +30% damage, +1 damage multiplier against myth units

Relic Bonuses

	Name	Description
	Arrows of Heracles	+5% attack
	Hermes' Winged Sandals	+10% movement speed
	The Khopesh of Horus	+1.0 attack bonus multiplier vs. myth units
	Pelt of Argus	+6 Line of Sight
	Thundercloud Shawl	-5% pierce vulnerability
	Tyrfing, Angantyr's Sword	Regenerate +10% of damage dealt

Gameplay

Polyphemus has the highest hit points and the highest attack against myth units of all the Greek heroes. His special attack is a whack with his mace, flinging units in the air and dealing them moderate damage. Like all Greek heroes he is strong against myth units but can take on almost any unit in the game.

Mythology

"◆ Age -- 205
◆ Homeland -- Sicily
◆ Occupation -- Shepherd
◆ Special Attack -- Whomps units with his mace
This son of Poseidon was a Cyclops who lived a solitary existence in a cave near Sicily herding sheep. His life was interrupted when Odysseus and his men landed nearby seeking food during their journey home from Troy. Odysseus wanted to see a Cyclops, so he and his crew hid in Polyphemus' cave. Gasping at the sight of the one-eyed giant, they revealed their presence and the Cyclops grabbed two of the men and ate them. He blocked the stone cave entrance with a large rock and continued eating two men each meal. Desperate, Odysseus and his men fashioned a large pole into a spear and stabbed Polyphemus in the eye after getting him drunk. The men then hung from the bellies of the sheep when the Cyclops let them out the next day. Not content with their escape, Odysseus taunted Polyphemus from his ship and revealed his name. The Cyclops called upon his father Poseidon to curse the Greeks and the god complied, harassing Odysseus for the rest of his journey."
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