Nymphaion

Cost 6,400
Repair cost 2,560
Repair cost if ruined 5,120
  • Noble Philanthropy Edict: -30% building conversion costs
  • +20% wealth from agriculture
  • +5 Hellenic cultural influence
  • +16 public order per turn
  • -8 food
Building Chain (Syracuse (Hannibal at the Gates))
 
 
 
 
 
Building Chain (Athens)
 
 
 
 
 
Building Chain (Baktria, Sparta)
Building Chain (Cimmeria (Black Sea Colonies))
Building Chain (Colchis (Black Sea Colonies))
Building Chain (Epirus)
 
 
 
 
 
Building Chain (Macedon)
 
 
 
 
 
Building Chain (Massilia (Black Sea Colonies))
Building Chain (Pergamon (Black Sea Colonies))
 
 
 
 
 
Building Chain (Pontus)
 
 
 
 
 
Building Chain (Seleucid)
 
 
 
 
 
Building Chain (Syracuse)
 
 
 
 
 
Description

Trees were considered sacred by many cultures, and in ancient Greece groves were believed to be populated by nymphs and other minor deities. They were places of calm, shade, and divine protection. Only initiates were allowed near the trees, and animals were not allowed to graze there. The most sacred grove in Greece was at Dodona, and dedicated to the Mother Goddess, the powerful earth goddess at the centre of nearly all ancient religions. According to Herodotus the site at Dodona had been used for thousands of years to foretell the future and seek advice. The initiated oracle would give answers to questions by watching the rustling leaves on the trees…

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