After the gamespot showcase and the recent ES Zeus details page, we have a bit more bearing on how the game works. Every deity, major and minor, has a Myth unit attached to them. It's even possible that some have two Myth units, perhaps. [Though I admit, I doubt it.] But so far, we have a lot of gaps in things. So here I've put together a compilation of ideas to try and - you guessed it - fill in the gaps.
There are 12 minor deities per culture, plus the 9 base gods. So that makes for at least 45 Myth Units, unless of course I have made one my characteristic gross misunderstandings. Below are my ideas for the connection between gods and their myth units, and a few suggestion for what myth units might as yet be unrevealed. What I want to do is get opinions from everyone on this, so we can create a user-made knowledge base of realistic predictions about the game. And we can probably see over time whether some of these predictions are accurate with the gamespot showcases. [Few and far between as they are.]
Try and ignore my bad table layout.
Feel free to make additions as you wish - although I will be away between the 26th and 2nd, so I may not be able to update your suggestion during this time!.
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Mythological Unit | Deity | | Reasoning |
Raven | Odin | | Odin had two Ravens, Hugin and Munin who would fly around the nine worlds each day to gather information for Odin. |
Valkyrie | Odin/Freya | | Valkyries gathered the valiant slain for Odin, to feast with him in valhalla Freya would split half the dead warriors from a battle with Odin |
Gullinbursti | Frey | | Frey's chariot was pulled by two great boars, one of which was Gullinbursti |
Troll | ? | | No idea |
Mountain Giant | ? | | Giants hated the Aesir [the gods]...so it's kind of hard to see how they relate |
Fire Giant | Loki? Surt? | | Loki was half fire-giant, Surt was ruler of Muspellheim [technically not one of the Aesir, but arguably a god nonetheless] |
Frost Giant | Heimdall? Skadi? | | Heimdall was charged with guarding bifrost - the bridge to Asgard - from the frost giants. Skadi represented the destruction of winter |
Kraken | Aegir? | | Aegir = god of the sea |
Undead Warrior | ? | | No bloody idea |
Deer-man-thingy | ? | | I have a strong suspicion this guy was cut |
Possible additions |
Ulfr | Frigg | | |
Nidhogg | Thor? | | |
Fenris Wolf | Tyr | | Tyr was the only god brave enough to tend the wolf |
Elf | Frey | | Frey ruled over Alvenheim, the domain of the light elves |
Garm | Hel | | Garm = Hel's hound |
The Midgard Serpent | Hel? | | |
Greek Units |
Mythological Unit | Deity | | Reasoning |
Pegasus | Zeus | | Pegasus is also widely known to of carried Zeus' thunderbolts. |
Manticore | Apollo | | Gamespot showcase confirms |
Collosus | Hephaestus | | Hephaestus was a lame god whose skills were as a craftsman and smith...and the collosus was in fact a great statue. Possible? |
Medusa | Hera | | Gamespot showcase confirms [Although I really don't see the relation between Hera and Medusa...] |
Minotaur | Athena | | Gamespot showcase confirms |
Cyclops | ? | | The CGM article said the Cyclops was available early. Not very helpful though. |
Hydra | Demeter? | | |
Centaur | Dionysus | | Centaurs worshipped the god of wine |
Chimera | Persephone? | | |
Griffin | Artemis | | Wild animals were the domain of Artemis |
Nemean Lion | ? | | |
Possible additions |
Cerberus | Hades | | Hades ruled the underworld...cerberus guarded the way to the underworld |
Satyr | Pan | | Pan was a Satyr, or something...forget what |
Sphinx | ? | | Probably won't be included to prevent confusion with the better known Egyptian ansrosphinx |
Basilisk | ? | | Probably too similiar in its unique abilities to the Medusa to be included |
Scylla | Poseidon? | | Sea monster with 6 mouths...or heads...or something |
Siren/Harpy | Aphrodite? | | |
Egyptian Units |
Phoenix | Ra | | Phoenix is associated with the sun, which is associated with Ra |
Scarab | Sekhmet | | Ra showcase confirms. |
Anubite | Anubis | | Well DUH. |
Apep | Set? | | Set = evil guy. More likely that Apep is with a minor deity associated with Ra, though. |
Wadjet | Ptah | | Ra showcase confirms |
Sphinx | Bast? | | Cat/Lion goddess |
Mummy | Thoth | | Thoth was the god of learning who first knew the process of mummification, and taught it to Isis |
Scorpion (Serfet) | Osris | | The serfet is an Egyptian creature with the head of a hawk, the body of a lion, and wings. It was the keeper of Osiris' body parts. |
Roc | Maat? | | Winged deity |
Giant Turtle | Hapi? | | Associated with the Nile, ebb and tide of flood waters, and turtles |
Avenger | Horus | | Horus was known as 'the avenger', and also appeared with a falcon's head. |
Possible additions |
Sand Giant/Golem | Neith? | | |
? | | | I'm not really well versed at Egyptian Mythology, so ideas would be welcome... |
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Finally, please share any ideas you have for as yet unrevealed MU's!
TheShædøwDåwn
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