Mythological Age Scenario

[Varwnos]

what is "*time"? did you get cencored?
i didnt understand what you wrote.
Infact i am not sure if i would want to either

[beingofone]

The Titans, also known as the elder gods, ruled the earth before the Olympians overthrew them. The ruler of the Titans was Cronus who was de-throned by his son Zeus. Most of the Titans fought with Cronus against Zeus and were punished by being banished to Tartarus. During their rule the Titans were associated with the various planets.

The Titans Description

Gaea is the Earth goddess. She mated with her son Uranus to produce the remaining Titans. Gaea seems to have started as a neolithic earth-mother worshipped before the Indo-European invasion that eventually lead to the Hellenistic civilization.

Uranus is the sky god and first ruler. He is the son of Gaea, who created him without help. He then became the husband of Gaea and together they had many offspring, including twelve of the Titans. His rule ended when when Cronus, encouraged by Gaea, castrated him. He either died from the wound or withdrew from earth.

Cronus was the ruling Titan who came to power by castrating his Father Uranus. His wife was Rhea. There offspring were the first of the Olympians. To insure his safety Cronus ate each of the children as they were born. This worked until Rhea, unhappy at the loss of her children, tricked Cronus into swallowing a rock, instead of Zeus. When he grew up Zeus would revolt against Cronus and the other Titans, defeat them, and banish them to Tartarus in the underworld. Cronus managed to escape to Italy, where he ruled as Saturn. The period of his rule was said to be a golden age on earth, honored by the Saturnalia feast.

Rhea was the wife of Cronus. Cronus made it a practice to swallow their children. To avoid this, Rhea tricked Cronus into swallowing a rock, saving her son Zeus.
Oceanus Oceanus is the unending stream of water encircling the world. Together with his wife Tethys produced the rivers and the three thousand ocean nymphs.

Tethys is the wife of Oceanus. Together they produced the rivers and the three thousand ocean nymphs.
Hyperion Hyperion is the Titan of light, an early sun god. He is the son of Gaea and Uranus. He married his sister Theia. Their children Helius (the sun), Selene (the moon), and Eos (the dawn).

Mnemosyne was the Titan of memory and the mother of Muses.

Themis was the Titan of justice and order. She was the mother of the Fates and the Seasons.

Iapetus was the father of Prometheus, Epimetheus, Menoetius, and Atlas by Clymene.

Coeus is the Titan of Intelligence. Father of Leto.

Phoebe is the Titan of the Moon. Mother of Leto.

Prometheus was the wisest Titan. His name means "forethought" and he was able to foretell the future. He was the son of Iapetus. When Zeus revolted against Cronus Prometheus deserted the other Titans and fought on Zeus side. By some accounts he and his brother Epimetheus were delegated by Zeus to create man. In all accounts, Prometheus is known as the protector and benefactor of man. He gave mankind a number of gifts including fire. He also tricked Zeus into allowing man to keep the best part of the animals sacrificed to the gods and to give the gods the worst parts. For this Zeus punished Prometheus by having him chained to a rock with an eagle tearing at his liver. He was to be left there for all eternity or until he agreed to disclose to Zeus which of Zeus children would try to replace him. He was eventually rescued by Heracles without giving in to Zeus.

Epimetheus was a stupid Titan, whose name means "afterthought". He was the son of Iapetus. In some accounts he is delegated, along with his brother Prometheus by Zeus to create mankind. He also accepted the gift of Pandora from Zeus, which lead to the introduction of evil into the world.

Atlas was the son of Iapetus. Unlike his brothers Prometheus and Epimetheus, Atlas fought with the other Titans supporting Cronus against Zeus. Due to Cronus's advance age Atlas lead the Titan's in battle. As a result he was singled out by Zeus for a special punishment and made to hold up the world on his back.

Metis was the Titaness of the forth day and the planet Mercury. She presided over all wisdom and knowledge. She was seduced by Zeus and became pregnant with Athena. Zeus became concerned over prophecies that her second child would replace Zeus. To avoid this Zeus ate her. It is said that she is the source for Zeus wisdom and that she still advises Zeus from his belly. It may seem odd for Metis to have been pregnant with Athena but, never mentioned as her mother. This is because the classic Greeks believed that children were generated solely from the fathers sperm. The women was thought to be nothing more than a vessel for the fetus to grow in. Since Metis was killed well before Athena's birth her role doesn't count.

Dione is, according to Homer in the Iliad, the mother of Aphrodite.


I am sure this is much more info then you wanted but out of all this you can fully create your storyline.
Good luck uncle

[beingofone]

Originally posted by varwnos
what is "*time"? did you get cencored?
i didnt understand what you wrote.
Infact i am not sure if i would want to either

*time - My keyboard will not let me type it right.
Its immortality through songs and stories. What Homer created as a concept.
LOL

[Varwnos]

well, you know from yourself that you understand time, in your way, too, so what is the issue here? foolish, exagerating know-it-alls exist in any country, as you friend should have known. Also i doubt that many greeks are to be found in kossovo, apart from the greek peace-keeping force anyway

[beingofone]

Just kidding with you varwnos.
Greek history is one of my favorites.

[Broken_Erika]

a Pegasus, if you need it, i have a slightly more elabourate ToT version,

[Varwnos]

Allow me to present the most fearsome greek unit: poet



(and to dedicate it to broken erika due to her(?) avatar which i inspect everytime i come here )

[Uncle Dead Bird]

Again, terribly sorry for the delay there. I've been horribly busy.

Can anyone please make me an Atlantean unit which would resemble a hoplite but use a trident and have a mer-colored cape. Unless someone's got a better idea (I'm always open to new suggestions).

I've got some ideas for divine intervention too, but they're a bit nebulous right now. I'll get back to you all in a bit to see what you think.

Keep up the good work!

UDB

[Varwnos]

The great god Pan. Or at least a "Satyros" (follower of pan)

[curtsibling]

Cool stuff!

[Varwnos]

Slightly edited Pan, and the 'careful with that axe' Eugene the minotaur

note: i used fairline's models for legs-arms, and also to base the model on, it saves me a lot of time and besides why try to improve on something already good, when you can spend your time working on its new form?

(problem with the editing function, i will post the pic after the cyclopic one)

[Varwnos]

Also i made a new cyclops. The old one sucked ;|
He can be used as a catapult unit as well

[Varwnos]

The eugene minotaur & Pan

[Uncle Dead Bird]

Sorry to take so long responding, everyone, but I was out camping for over a week.

Back to work, then!

I've got some new ideas on possible units, but I'm getting worried I'm going to overflow the units bitmap, even in the Test of Time.

Among these considerations were Atlantean units, and just what barbarians will get.

There's one idea I had for an Atlantean infantry - he'd resemble a hoplite, but have a greenish tinge to his armor and carry a trident instead of a sarissa. Anyone think that's a good - or bad - idea?

BTW, great monsters there, Varwnos.

UDB

[Uncle Dead Bird]

I've really got to devote more time to this thread. Internet server's been out the last few days, and I've only got 10 hours a month on dial-up right now.

Anyway, I'm determined to get this scenario done!

I need some new ideas for what to fill the rules and events files with, especially regarding divine intervention, monsters, and myth techs and improvements.

Oh, and varwnos, please don't stop sending me those cool monsters; I haven't abandoned the thread.

UDB