Atlantis (location)

Atlantis
Games	Tomb Raider Atlantis The Great Pyramid Unfinished Business Atlantean Stronghold The Hive Tomb Raider Anniversary Lost Island - The Great Pyramid Lost Island - Final Conflict

Atlantis is a location Lara visits in the original Tomb Raider, its add-on Unfinished Business and in the remake of the original game, Tomb Raider Anniversary.

It is a mythical lost island-continent and city first described by the philosopher Plato in his dialogues Timaeous and Critias around the year 360 B.C. It was described as being located "beyond the pillars of Heracles (Hercules)" and existed "9,000 years before the time of Solon": approximately 9500 B.C. It was described as a great naval power with advanced technology. The nation of Atlantis attempted to invade the Greek City-State of Athens, but failed due to Athens societal organization. Atlantis would then sink beneath the waves "in a single day and night of misfortune." Though most consider Atlantis to be the subject of a myth, theories about it's possible existence abound. These range from theories that Atlantis was in fact a civilization from the New World to being an extraterrestrial race of beings. Atlantis is also the inspiration for a number of fictional tales, ranging from Renaissance Myth to Science-Fiction television programming.

The most popular real-life possible location of "Atlantis" is the volcanic island of Santorini.

Atlantis plays an important role in Tomb Raider and its remake Tomb Raider Anniversary, where Lara searches for the Atlantean artefact the Scion. She is hired by Jacqueline Natla who, as we learn throughout the game, is one of the former rulers of Atlantis. Lara also pays a visit to Atlantis in the add-on Unfinished Business.

Tomb Raider

Main article: Atlantis Section (TR)

After making her way through Natla's Mines, Lara makes her way to Atlantis and tries to stop Jacqueline Natla from using the Scion for her evil intentions.

Levels

• Atlantis
• The Great Pyramid

Unfinished Business

Main article: Atlantis Section (UB)

In the third level of Unfinished Business, Lara returns to Atlantis for some unfinished business.

Levels

• Atlantean Stronghold
• The Hive

Tomb Raider Anniversary

Main article: Lost Island Section (TRA)

Much like in the original Tomb Raider, Lara manages to enter The Great Pyramid where Jacqueline Natla is planning to use the Scion to burn Atlantis and start the Seventh Age.

Levels

• Lost Island - The Great Pyramid
• Lost Island - Final Conflict

Artefacts

• Torc of Embitterment
• Chalice of Torment

Gallery

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  An artist's impression of Atlantis, as decribed by Plato

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  Atlantis in the original Tomb Raider

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  Atlantis in Tomb Raider Anniversary

See also

• Atlanteans

Creatures of Atlantis

• Atlantean Rulers

The three rulers of Atlantis

• Tihocan
• Qualopec
• Jacqueline Natla

• Atlatean Creatures

Enemies that can be considered as mutants, since they're results of Jacqueline Natla's experiments

• Legless Mutant
• Centaurs
• Crawling Atlanteans
• Winged Atlanteans
• Atlantean Lara