The Sewers of Athens

Search underneath the walkway for a hidden tunnel containing a chest.

There are two chests here if you need to replenish health or magic. Proceed down the tunnel. You'll encounter some undead troops with archers in the distance. Lure the troops away from their archer cover. After clearing out the ground troops, charge the archers. As you approach, jump onto their ledge on the left side (double jump to grab hold). Crush the archers on the ledge and open the chest on the left for red orbs. Continue into the sewers.

Battle the minotaur in the next tunnel. Use the chest on the right if needed. Round the corner and battle the archers. Drop off the next ledge and instead of going forward, turn around and walk under the ledge to find a secret red orb chest. Continue through the sewers and use the health or magic chests as needed. There are a couple red orb chests at the base of the next ledge. Open the chests then jump up to proceed through the sewer.

Use the lever at the top of the spiral staircase.

Face off against the Cyclops. The small obstruction in the middle of the tunnel provides a nice chokepoint. Utilize Medusa's Gaze to stone the Cyclops. As soon as one is stoned, attack with your Blades of Chaos to shatter the creature. Remember back as you battle more minotaur so you don't move into the range of the undead archers. If you need health or magic you can return to chests in the previous tunnel.

Climb the ladder and slaughter the archers on either side of the path. Open chests for red orbs, health, or magic. Continue to the back end of the sewers and climb the ladder to escape. Use the chest at the top of the ladder if needed. Ascend the spiral staircase and use the lever. Return to the bridge.

The Road to Athens, Part 2

Proceed forward up the stairs. Save your game in the light. Turn right and run along the mountain path. When you reach the ominous statues, find a red orb chest on the right side. Go through the open doorway into the next area.

Desert of Lost Souls

Move forward into the desert. To successfully traverse the desert, you must find the three sirens and kill each of them. This is the only way to unlock the next passage. The best way to find the sirens is by listening for their song. The louder you hear the song, the closer you are to the sirens.

The area isn't that large and basically resembles a rectangle. Each siren moves around in a small area of the desert. Look for a siren northeast (if north is away from the entrance), northwest, and far north from the entrance. The far north siren is close to the exit door. There are also red orb chests scattered through the desert.

To find the siren, listen for their song.

Once you locate a siren, attack the creature quickly and aggressively. It will attempt to move away from you and use its longer ranged attack. Continue to strike with the Square button until you see the button prompt above the siren. Grab the siren to administer the finishing blow. Find and kill all three to open the exit. Expect to also face some minotaur in the desert.

With the exit passage open, proceed inside and save your game. Open the magic and health chests to replenish your supply. Proceed down the stairs and to the ledge above the conveyer system.

Drop onto the conveyer. It's possible to stop the conveyer by attacking the gear on the right side. It takes many hits; plus, touching the gear causes major injury. Strike twice from long range then jump back away from the gear to avoid being struck.

Underneath the ledge find the door. Lift it with the R2 button and pull the stone out. Defeat the undead that appear. Use the chest behind the stone if needed. Push the box to the left side, which will be more challenging if the conveyer remains intact. Leap on top of the stone and to the upper ledge. Break the containers for red orbs. Open the door and follow the hall toward the horn. You can look at the murals on either side of the room before approaching the horn.

Using the horn creates a path through the sandstorm.

Walk up to the horn and press the R2 button to blow the horn and create a path through the sand. Traverse the path and approach a second horn. This one disappears and three siren appear in its place. It's much tougher facing all three siren at once.

The three siren remain at a perimeter around you and pummel you with their projectile attack. Use your Blade of Chaos and combinations (Square, Square, Triangle). If the siren move close to each other, use Poseidon's Rage to inflict damage to all three. The siren can also survive several grabs; however, when the button prompt appears, grab the siren to inflict more damage and recover some health and magic from the orbs that appear. Unfortunately the siren reappear several times.

Once you've defeated the siren, blow the horn using the R2 button. When you regain control, save your game in the light. Start across the rope bridge.