Heliopolis is a vast desert location in Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy.
History
Heliopolis was once a great desert kingdom bordering Uruk, but became a wasteland filled with monsters. Anubis began setting up perilous traps and supposedly destroyed the city. He set up the Eye of Ra Posts, made the soil unworkable, created the Great Wall of Heliopolis, and cursed everyone in the Pharaoh's Palace. Later, it was revealed that all this was done to protect Heliopolis from Set. Here, Sphinx saved the inhabitants of the Cursed Palace, destroyed the posts, returned the farmers to their plots, and helped Anubis gather the Sacred Crowns. After he did so, Osiris revealed himself and sent Sphinx to fight Set.
Appearance
Heliopolis was a large expanse of sand surrounded by a vast ocean except for the Northern border, which is the Great Wall and Uruk.
Inhabitants, Items, and Sub-Locations
Monsters
Template:Heliopolis Monsters
People
| Template:Anubis | Template:Athlete | Template:Ben-Ben | Template:Farmer |
| Template:Farmer's Brother | Template:Fat Abydosian Woman's Sister | Template:Fortune Teller | Template:Gebel |
| Template:Ketta | Template:Ketta's Husband | Template:Khufu | Template:Pharaoh of Heliopolis |
| Template:Pharaoh Spider | Template:Pharaoh's Guards | Template:Pharaoh's Wife | Template:Scribe |
| Template:Sekhmet | Template:Shetta | Template:Sphinx | Template:Urbain |
Items
| Template:Dark Stone of Invisibility | Template:Canopic Vase |
Sub-Locations
| Template:Cursed Palace | Template:Great Wall of Heliopolis | Template:Great Wall Entrance I | Template:Great Wall Entrance II |
| Template:Great Wall Entrance III | Template:Heliopolis Desert | Template:Heliopolis Point | Template:Lost Temple of Heliopolis |
| Template:South Beach | Template:Sun Shrine Island |
Trivia
- Heliopolis is a real location in Egypt. It is one the largest ruins.
- The name "Heliopolis" is Greek for "The Land of the Sun."
- Judging from the Slim Burble warren, there must be a small pool of lava flowing underground from Uruk under Heliopolis, as these Monsters require the molten rock to survive.
- Careful observation reveals that Heliopolis as a whole may be a relatively short peninsula, being surrounded by ocean on three sides.
A map of Heliopolis as seen in the game's manual