Altar of Aphrodite (Troy)

Altar of Aphrodite is a temple building chain in A Total War Saga: Troy. These can be built exclusively in province capitals. Only a single temple can be built in each province. Each temple built earns 10 additional favour gained from a hecatomb. Each new temple also increases the cost of a hecatomb by 25%. Temples enable the recruitment of priestesses. Every temple increases the capacity for fieldable priestesses by 1 up to a maximum of 3.

Description[]

The goddess of love, beauty, and sexual pleasure, legend claims Aphrodite took her name from the sea foam, or ‘aphros,’ from which she was born. Although married to Hephaestus, the lascivious Olympian had trysts with every other male god except Zeus and Hades. The hero Aeneas was said to be her son. According to myth, she promised Paris the most beautiful woman in the world if he declared her fairer than Hera and Athena. When he did, she gave him Helen, whom the prince of Troy stole away from King Menelaus of Sparta, triggering the decade-long Trojan War.

Altar of Aphrodite (tier 2)[]

Built on an empty slot. Requires a tier 2 or higher province capital. Can be upgraded to Sanctuary of Aphrodite.

Building	Construction Cost	Remark	Effect
	860 wood	Votive offerings of flowers and pottery adorn the shrine of the goddess of love.	+100 favour of Aphrodite +1 to happiness (provincial) +2% to casualty replenishment rate (provincial)

Sanctuary of Aphrodite (tier 3)[]

Upgraded from Altar of Aphrodite. Requires a tier 3 or higher province capital. Can be further upgraded to Temple of Aphrodite.

Building	Upgrade Cost	Remark	Effect
	720 wood 340 stone	Legend says the Trojan War started because Aphrodite bribed Paris in a beauty contest.	+200 favour of Aphrodite +2 to happiness (provincial) +4% to casualty replenishment rate (provincial)

Temple of Aphrodite (tier 4)[]

Upgraded from Sanctuary of Aphrodite. Requires a tier 4 or higher province capital.

Building	Upgrade Cost	Remark	Effect
	1130 wood 470 stone 150 gold	Fearing her beauty would spark a war between the gods, Zeus forced Aphrodite to marry hideous-looking Hephaestus.	+350 favour of Aphrodite +3 to happiness (provincial) +6% to casualty replenishment rate (provincial)

v・d・e

A Total War Saga: Troy building chains

v・d・e Main Settlement building chains
City	Capital・Mycenae・Thebes・Troy
Port	Boat Stands
Admin	Food Warehouse・Lumber Warehouse・Palace・Houses・Square・Winery
Military	Bowyer・Chariot Assembly・Guard House・Military Camp・Muster Fields・Practice Range・Phryctoria
Temples	Altar of Aphrodite・Altar of Apollo・Altar of Ares・Altar of Artemis・Altar of Athena・Altar of Hephaestus・Altar of Hera・Altar of Poseidon・Altar of Zeus

v・d・e Resource settlement building chains
Food	Farming Village・Arable Land・Grain Carts・Marble Square・Apoikia・Hunter's Lodge
Wood	Forest Village・Loggers' Tents・Fletcher・Bronze Fire Pit・Carpenter・Woodcutter's Lodge
Stone	Stone Mine・Stone Miners' Tents・Builders' Quarters・Ore Smelter・Mountain Apoikia・Stonemason's Lodge
Bronze	Bronze Smelter・Tin Trader・Armourer・Craftsman's Hut・Smelter's House・Bronzesmith's Lodge
Gold	Gold Pit・Gold Miner's Tent・Gold Gilders・Gold Trader・Goldsmith・Riverbed Sifters

v・d・e Special building chains
Mythical levy	Centaur Plains・Cyclops Cave・Field of Ares・Giants' Meeting Place・Harpy Lookout・Labyrinth・Pyrrhichios Arena・Siren's Cove
Special	Baths・Cyclopean Walls・Gorgoneion Cave・Hephaisteion・Oracle of Apollo・Sacred Grove・Sacred Hunting Grounds・The Sacred Way

v・d・e Faction unique building chains
Achilles	Achilles' War Circle・Myrmidon Camp・Statue of Achilles
Aeneas	Aeneas' Chosen・Great Temple of Aphrodite・Hasawa Hut
Agamemnon	Agamemnon's Host・Champion's Hall・Statue of Agamemnon・Tomb of Kings
Ajax	Ajax's Retinue・Makers' Camp・Proving Grounds
Diomedes	Army Supplier・Diomedes' Retinue・Strategic Camp
Hector	Hector's Guard・Heroes' Hall・Priam's Residence・Trojan Tower
Hippolyta	Amazon Funerary Mounds・Chariot Proving Grounds・Healer's Tent・Training Range・War Field・Warhorse Field
Menelaus	Altar of Dike・Foreign Encampment・Menelaus' Sworn Fighters
Odysseus	Dorian Labourers' Tents・Collector's Office・Houses・Illyrian Merchants・Odysseus' Palace・Odysseus' Port
Paris	Helen's House・Paris' Companions・Priam's Residence
Penthesilea	Horde Tents・Battle Mentors・Charioteer Ceremonies・Hunting Party・Rider's Council・Scouts・Slaves・Smiths・War Games・Wine Cup Bearers Shrine of Aphrodite・Shrine of Apollo・Shrine of Ares・Shrine of Artemis・Shrine of Athena・Shrine of Hephaestus・Shrine of Hera・Shrine of Poseidon・Shrine of Zeus
Sarpedon	Exotic Goods Storage・Sarpedon's Retinue・Trading Post