Egypt
Egypt is a location Lara visits in the games Tomb Raider, Unfinished Business, Tomb Raider IV The Last Revelation, stand-alone level The Times Exclusive, The Osiris Codex, Tomb Raider Anniversary and Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris. Lara also visits Egypt in the novel The Amulet of Power.
Egypt is a country in Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza Strip, and the Red Sea north of Sudan, and includes the Asian Sinai Peninsula.[1]
Egypt has a lot to offer to archaeologists and tourists: the Sphinx, the Pyramids of Giza, Abu Simbel, the Temple of Karnak, the King's Valley...
Also, quite a few Egyptian Gods and other important figures of Egyptian history or mythology, like Egyptian Pharaohs, are mentioned in Tomb Raider Games.
The locations Lara visits in Egypt include Abu Simbel, Alexandria, Aswan, Giza, Cairo, Karnak and King's Valley.
Contents
Tomb Raider
- Main article: Egypt Section (TR)
The first time Lara travels to Egypt was in the original Tomb Raider. Searching for a piece of the Scion, she comes to the City of Khamoon.
Levels
Artefacts
- Eye of Horus
- Scarab
- Ankh
- Seal of Anubis
- Scarab
- Ankh (x2)
- Piece of the Scion
Unfinished Business
- Main articles: Return to Egypt and Temple of the Cat
Lara has unfinished business in the City of Khamoon, so she returns here once more, after her adventure in Tomb Raider.
Levels
Tomb Raider IV The Last Revelation
- Main articles: Valley of Kings Section, Karnak Section, Alexandria Section, Cairo Section, and Giza Section
The next time Lara travels to Egypt was to explore the Tomb of Seth in The Last Revelation. By taking the Amulet Of Horus from Seth's sarcophagus, she sets him free. During the course of the game Lara will then travel to quite a few locations throughout Egypt to try and recapture Seth.
The adventure begins in the King's Valley, will then bring her to Karnak, to Alexandria, from there to Cairo and in the end to Giza.
Levels
- The Tomb Of Seth
- Burial Chambers
- Valley Of The Kings
- KV5
- Temple Of Karnak
- The Great Hypostyle Hall
- Sacred Lake
- Tomb Of Semerkhet
- Guardian of Semerkhet
- Desert Railroad
- Alexandria
- Coastal Ruins
- Catacombs
- Temple Of Poseidon
- The Lost Library
- Hall Of Demetrius
- Pharos, Temple Of Isis
- Cleopatra's Palaces
- City Of The Dead
- Chambers Of Tulun
- Citadel Gate
- Trenches
- Street Bazaar
- Citadel
- The Sphinx Complex
- Underneath The Sphinx
- Menkaure's Pyramid
- Inside Menkaure's Pyramid
- The Mastabas
- The Great Pyramid
- Khufu's Queens Pyramids
- Inside The Great Pyramid
- Temple Of Horus
Artefacts
- Ba Cartouche
- Black Beetle
- Broken Glasses
- Canopic Jar 1
- Canopic Jar 2
- Eye Piece (x2)
- Eye of Horus
- Holy Scriptures
- Pharos Knot
- Pharos Pillar
- Portal Guardian
- Poseidon Tridents
- Ra Cartouche
- Scarab Talisman
- Stone of Atum
- Stone of Khepri
- Stone of Re
- Stone of Maat
- Sun Disk
- Sun Goddess
- Sun Talisman
- The Hand Of Orion
- The Hand Of Sirius
- The Rules of Senet
- The Timeless Sands
The Times Exclusive
In the stand-alone level released for PC, The Times Exclusive, Lara goes to Egypt to inspect a newly discovered tomb.
Levels
Artefacts
The Amulet of Power
The Novel The Amulet of Power will answer the questions on what happened after The Last Revelation.
The Osiris Codex
In The Osiris Codex Lara receives an anonymous commission to retrieve a mysterious relic, the Osiris Codex, from a recently uncovered tomb in Egypt.
Tomb Raider Anniversary
- Main article: Egypt Section (TRA)
As Tomb Raider Anniversary is a remake of Tomb Raider Lara will once again visit Egypt.
Levels
Artefacts
- Ankh of Isis
- Scarab of Osiris
- Seal of Anubis
- Horus Idol
- Mummified Cat
- Piece of the Scion
Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris
The second game in the Lara Croft Game series, Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris, is set entirely in Egypt. There Lara and a rivalling archaeologist Carter Bell are looking for the mysterious Staff of Osiris. During their search they team up with Horus and Isis to resurrect Osiris and to stop Set's evil plans.
Levels
- Pyramid of Osiris
- Tomb of the Timekeeper
- Tomb of the Silversmith
- Tomb of Khepri
- Tomb of the Ferryman
- Tomb of the Lamplighter
- Tomb of Sobek
- Tomb of the Torturer
- Tomb of the Architect
- Tomb of the Pharao
- Tomb of Set
Gallery
See Also
References
- ↑ https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/eg.html Retrieved on the 18th of October 2008
- ↑ http://www.tombraider.com/legend/ Retrieved on the 6th of July 2007