Arkantos

{{char} is a heroic Atlantean admiral in Age of Mythology and the main protagonist in Fall of the Trident

A participant in the Trojan War, Arkantos helped to resurrect the Egyptian god Osiris, united the Norse clans, and, most importantly, prevented the Cyclops Gargarensis from unleashing the Titan Kronos upon the world. Granted divine status for his heroic efforts, he advised his son Kastor during Kastor's struggle against the agents of Kronos.

Arkantos was a master warrior and a brilliant tactician, and thus, obtained the rank of Admiral. In his early days, there were a lot of enemies for him to fight and Atlantis was under constant threat. He was able to defeat every enemy of Atlantis except for pirates. His position then became largely ceremonial as Atlantis had no major enemies. Arkantos only had to deal with the occasional pirate attack. One of these raids turned personal when Arkantos' wife was killed by the pirate Minotaur Kamos. This left Arkantos his only son, Kastor, and a deep hatred of pirates, particularly, Kamos.

In his early forties, Arkantos was still a formidable warrior and, as such, he personally led an attack upon a pirate camp. After encountering and single-handedly killing a Cyclops, Arkantos and his soldiers obliterated the small pirate camp.

Arkantos of Atlantis was born during a time of great turmoil. His homeland was under constant siege by enemy armies and often seemed on the verge of losing not only the colonies it had fought hard to establish, but also the very home island of Atlantis. Arkantos took up spear and shield at an early age, and quickly earned a reputation as a great leader and one favored by Poseidon, the Father of Atlantis.

By the twilight of these great wars, Arkantos had become so indisputably skilled in waging war that the Council of Atlantis named him admiral and placed him in charge of their entire military. With the homeland again safe, Arkantos embarked upon a campaign to search out and eliminate any enemies who still remained. Finally, there was no enemy capable of challenging Atlantis. In a time of peace, maintaining a large army no longer seemed necessary and Arkantos himself seemed a relic of a bygone age. Kept around largely for gratitude for years of service, Arkantos now commands only a token force to fight off the rare bandit or pirate, including those that killed his wife and left his son, Kastor, as his only heir.