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  Lara (mythology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lara was a Naiad, daughter of the river Almon in Roman mythology.
For betraying his trust, Jupiter cut out Lara's tongue and ordered Mercury to conduct her to Hades.
Lara became mother of two children, referred to as the Lares.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Larunde   (118 words)

  
 The Croft Times - News
Lara then discovers the only way to re-imprison set is for the person who released him (her!) to re-animate Horus at the correct alignment of the Orion constellation at the millennium so he can do battle with set and hopefully stop him from destroying the world.
Lara will have binoculars at her disposal to view things too far away for the naked eye.
A: Lara is being 're-introduced' on the first level in order to find out more about her history and why she's the way she is...
www.cubeit.com /ctimes/news/199909/news0467a.html   (1139 words)

  
 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Lara Croft: Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life at Epinions.com
Lara Croft and her team discover the temple, as well as an orb, that contains an encrypted code that will tell them the location of The Cradle Of Life, and thus, Pandora's Box.
When his men meet up with Lara, underwater in the temple, the men steal the orb from her, and the rest of the film is a race against time to get the orb back before Reiss decodes it and finds the Cradle Of Life.
Without giving too much away, Lara comments to one of the young men that he is brave, and shortly after, something happens, and her reaction gave me goosebumps, and brought tears to my eyes.
www.epinions.com /content_107757080196   (1727 words)

  
 Tomb Raider 4
Lara tried to save him, but she had to leave the tomb, in order to save her own life.
Lara can pick up a wooden torch in certain levels, which she can light up from other objects that are on fire.
Lara is hired by the Times editor to explore some newly discovered tunnels in Tutankhamon's tomb and report her findings exclusively to them.
www.tombraider4u.com /tr4.shtml   (1944 words)

  
 Welcome to the GameVortex   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Land of mythology, mystery, Pharaohs and the most complex tombs known to man. Tombs littered with mazes, puzzles and traps, designed to drive even the most persistent raiders to distraction, or to their deaths.
Lara's objective is clear from the outset - she must escape a terrifying destiny and rectify a situation that threatens to destroy humanity.
The 16 year old version of Lara only appears in the training mission and is used as a means to tell both old and new users more about her history and the reasons why she is an adventurer today.
www.gamevortex.com /gamevortex/rc_tr4.html   (878 words)

  
 Tomb Raider Artifacts
Lara Croft was hired by Natla to find the three pieces of the ancient artifact, which she managed to retrieve in 1996, in Atlantis, after having defeated a rather scary mutated Natla who had transformed into a winged demon.
Lara didn't agree with his plan, but the evil scientist took her by surprise by knocking her over with a table.
Lara was hired to discover a new tomb in Egypt and she discovered Tomb of Seth.
www.tombraider4u.com /artifacts.shtml   (2722 words)

  
 Roman Mythology Encyclopedia Articles @ LaunchBase.com (Launch Base)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Roman mythology, the mythological beliefs of the people of Ancient Rome, can be considered as having two parts.
The original religion of the early Romans was modified by the addition of numerous and conflicting beliefs in later times, and by the assimilation of a vast amount of Greek mythology.
Other classical writers, such as the poet Ovid in his Fasti (Calendar), were strongly influenced by Hellenistic models, and in their works they frequently employed Greek beliefs to fill gaps in the Roman tradition.
www.launchbase.com /encyclopedia/Roman_mythology   (1126 words)

  
 Lara takes the Sachin, Akram route
Lara assumed the captaincy from long-standing fast bowler Courtney Walsh at the start of the 1998 home series against England, after leading the side to a series-clinching victory in the fourth Test of the 1997 home series against India.
Lara's announcement comes as West Indies prepare to name a training squad of 20 players for the series against Zimbabwe and Pakistan, and ultimately their summer tour of England.
Lara, who holds the records for the highest individual innings in Tests and first-class cricket, has played 65 Tests for West Indies scoring 5,573 runs at an average of 51.60.
www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/20000226/isp26044.html   (427 words)

  
 Tomb Raider 4
Lara's new vehicles include a jeep and a motorcycle with a sidecar.
This isn't exactly a journal but is stores the details of Lara's journey as she progresses through the game, things like what she's learned so far and writings on tombs or walls that she reads.
Lara may colect pieces of maps and when she puts them all together they will reveal secret places to explore.
www.angelfire.com /mo2/tombr/tomb4.html   (820 words)

  
 // L e g e n d a r y //
Lara journeys from the ruins of Rome to the bowels of a German U-boat to the rooftops of a high-tech city in search of four ancient artifacts.
Lara Croft travels the glove in search of an ancient English artifact and is pitted against rival forces led by a nemesis from her past...long though dead.
Lara comes packing modern devices such as a magnetic grappling device, binoculars, frag grenades, personal lighting device and communications equipment for her all-new adventure.
fan.geekish.net /tombraider/index.php?games   (1074 words)

  
 Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Lara Croft is back with an all new Tomb Raider title for the PS2.
Lara is now made up of over 5,000 polygons as opposed to just 500 in previous Tomb Raider games.
Once Lara arrives in Paris, she discovers that Von Croy has been the victim of a horrific murder and she in turn has been framed for the crime.
www.psxextreme.com /scripts/previews2/ppreview.asp?prevID=194   (525 words)

  
 GameSpy.com - Preview
Lara Croft is back in an all-new, all-different, and much darker adventure.
Although Lara the star is shining brighter than ever, her last few digital outings weren't as well received.
Any object Lara can interact with has a large lock-on area; if she walks up to something she can interact with, the proper action will occur accordingly.
archive.gamespy.com /previews/january03/tombraiderps2   (722 words)

  
 Tomb Raider IV
The prospect of exploring a virgin tomb deep in the belly of the desert cannot be ignored by an adventurer so determined as Lara Croft.
Finding herself in a serious predicament, Lara's objective is clear from the outset - she must escape a terrifying destiny and rectify a situation that threatens to destroy humanity.
The new inventory also features Lara's diary and a location map that may be accessed for hints and tips.
members.fortunecity.com /amber13/lcmps2/id12.html   (474 words)

  
 Labyrinth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In Greek mythology, the Labyrinth was an elaborate structure constructed for King Minos of Crete and designed by the legendary artificer Daedalus to hold the Minotaur, a creature that was half man and half bull and which was eventually killed by the Athenian hero Theseus.
Theseus was aided by Ariadne, who provided him with a fateful thread to wind his way back again, a clue to the single path of the labyrinth.
A tablet inscribed in Linear B found at Knossos records a gift "to all the gods honey; to the mistress of the labyrinth honey." All the gods together receive as much honey as the Mistress of the Labyrinth alone.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Labyrinth   (1681 words)

  
 Bothersome blonde beauty bewitches Brian Lara
The 31-year-old Lara, who scored a duck and four runs in his side’s capitulation to Australia in the first Test here last weekend, refused to answer questions here on Tuesday before the tourists left for Perth for the second Teststarting Friday.
Lara, who holds World records for the highest individual Test and first-class scores, has also had to cope with the pressure of being implicated by India’s Central Bureau of Investigation in match-fixing.
Lara is now a pale shadow of the man who established two World records in 1994 the highest Test score (375 against England in Antigua) and highest first-class total (501 not out for Warwickshire against Durham).
www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/20001129/isp29050.html   (398 words)

  
 Catholic Culture : Document Library : The Vanishing Schism Revisited: Will the Real Cardinal Lara Please Stand Up ...
So we wrote to him and discovered that, contrary to what the Society of St. Pius X was saying, the Cardinal had consistently maintained that Archbishop Lefebvre was in fact under two excommunications, one for the offense of schism, the other for the offense of consecrating a bishop without a pontifical mandate.
This related to a local variation of the Castillo Lara affair which took place in Ireland, under which a booklet containing the usual SSPX propaganda in defense of its actions was said to have been given the approbation of — yes, you guessed it — Cardinal Castillo Lara.
In addition, in a certain sense, the figure of Cardinal Castillo Lara is secondary to the main issue, which is whether, in fact, Archbishop Lefebvre committed the offense of schism.
www.catholicculture.org /docs/doc_view.cfm?recnum=1221   (5440 words)

  
 Lara might have been sacked
Kingston (Jamaica), Feb 26: Brian Lara might have resigned from the post of West Indies cricket captain because he might have known that he was going to be relieved of the job.
To the average by-stander, Lara's timing may be viewed as a reaction to the recent naming of the West Indies management team comprising Roger Harper as coach, Jeffrey Dujon as assistant coach, with interim coach Richards being overlooked, the Observed reported.
Lequay said Lara, whom he met on Tuesday during a reception for Britain's Prince Charles, had confided to him that he was considering resigning as captain of the team and he tried to persuade him not to throw in the hat at this time.
www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/20000227/isp27022.html   (591 words)

  
 The Lara McClintoch Archaeological Mystery Series by Lyn Hamilton - The Maltese Goddess - Author Interview
In the present Lara is a very contemporary woman in terms of her job and her relationships.
The story of the Greek hero Theseus, for example, who slays the Minotaur on Crete and takes Ariadne with him, later abandoning her on the island of Naxos, may well refer to a Greek invasion of Crete which was known as a powerful center of worship of the Goddess.
In The Maltese Goddess, for example, Lara goes to Malta for the first time, and is totally unfamiliar with her surroundings -- what I think in Hollywood they call the fish out of water scenario.
www.lynhamilton.com /malteseint.html   (1390 words)

  
 The Lara McClintoch Archaeological Mystery Series by Lyn Hamilton - Recent Reviews
That's the question Lara McClintoch must answer, as a suspicious suicide, a rekindled flame, and the clues and lies given to her by six old college chums lead her to the fascinating city of Budapest.
And Lara, with her antique collector's fascination with the past, is well placed to undertake the unraveling….
"Lara McClintoch, heroine of three other 'archaeological mysteries' is back and she comes into her prime in this clever tale set in Ireland's picturesque County Kerry… as the bodies drop, Lara moves into solve the puzzle.
www.lynhamilton.com /reviews.html   (2222 words)

  
 Brewer, E. Cobham. Dictionary of Phrase & Fable. La’ra.
In time Lara headed a rebellion, and was shot by Lord Otho, the leader of the other party.
Gonzales Gustios de Salas de Lara, a Castilian hero of the eleventh century, had seven sons.
Rodri’go, to please his bride, waylaid his brother Gonzales, and kept him in durance in a dungeon of Cor’dova, and the seven boys were betrayed into a ravine, where they were cruelly murdered.
www.bartleby.com /81/9936.html   (227 words)

  
 Kurt Lancaster Laura Croft
Lara exudes feminine masculinity, and her role, rather than challenging masculine dominance, feeds it and makes this dominance acceptable through feminine curves, seductive lips, and over-sized eyes.
The treasure of Lara Croft is not the recovering of stolen artifacts, her missions, but what every teen-aged American girl is told to desire in order to get a boyfriend, to be popular, to have a “life.” And she becomes what every guy is told to desire.
Lara croft is not the first, neither will she be the last digital character that people will desire.
faculty.fortlewis.edu /lancaster_k/kurt/lauracroft.htm   (5609 words)

  
 tombrider2
Lara Croft is back in her second adventure for the big screen with more exotic locales to visit and of course a new artifact to pursue.
The cast are boring as hell but at least they tried to be different by introducing a companion for Lara in the form of Terry Sheridan (played by Gerard Butler) although his character ultimately falls flat like every other aspect of the movie and fail to impress me in anyway whatsoever.
I guess I don’t have to mention other characters in the movie which I don’t think I remember or even care about since their role are either too minimal or unnecessary in the first place anyway.
www.geocities.com /moviewebz2/tombrider2.html   (522 words)

  
 The Croft Times
Jean Yves looks concerned when he realises what Lara has done.
The prospect of exploring a virgin tomb deep in the belly of the desert cannot be ignored by an adventurer so determined as Lara Croft … but with this discovery comes a price that could cost the earth.
Lara herself is remodelled - fully skinned and more detailed.
www.cubeit.com /ctimes/news/1999tr4week/announcement.html   (500 words)

  
 AusGamers Files - Age of Mythology Demo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Age of Mythology™ transports players to a time when heroes did battle with monsters of legend and the gods intervened in the affairs of mortal men.
In Age of Mythology, players wage war using human armies and diplomacy, progress through development ages, enhance military and economic performance with improvements, and manage economics through resource gathering and trade.
Mythology enters the mix when players call upon the gods to act on their behalf or reinforce their armies with more than 20 mythological creatures.
www.ausgamers.com /files/details/html/3757   (302 words)

  
 Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003)
Lara Croft races to find the mythical Pandora's Box in an underwater tomb before it is nabbed by a Chinese crime lord who intends to use it to destroy the world.
Overall, Lara Croft Tomb Raider 2: The Cradle of Life is an entertaining summertime diversion that doesn't assault the senses.
If there is anything wrong per se with the film, it's that Lara Croft remains too much the computer game heroine—supremely confident and capable, with none of the vulnerability and quirks that Harrison Ford brings to the Indiana Jones films.
www.reel.com /movie.asp?MID=137681&Tab=reviews&CID=13   (704 words)

  
 Anthurium: A Caribbean Studies Journal - V3I1 - Cahill, Afro-Cuban Tales
Lara Cahill is a doctoral student in Caribbean Literature at the University of Miami.
By locating the folklore and mythology in the quotidian activities of Cuban life, Cabrera documented the African-derived practices, beliefs, and lore that continue to blur the boundaries of race and class by permeating all levels of Cuban culture, from dance and language to familial customs and religion.
Her short stories also support readings into the mythology of the Afro-Cuban culture, which resonate with Caribbean literature’s fixation on the primordial moment of their culture.
scholar.library.miami.edu /anthurium/volume_3/issue_1/cahill-afrocuban.htm   (2063 words)

  
 The Lara McClintoch Archaeological Mystery Series by Lyn Hamilton - The Celtic Riddle - Author Interview
Lara is in Ireland with her friend Alex Stewart, who is one of the people named in Byrne's Will, and is a recipient of one of the clues.
The treasure hunt leads to murder, and Lara finds that she and her friends are in danger.
Lara will be taking an antiques and archaeology tour to Tunisia, and will find herself with at least one body on her hands, and a rather unusual bunch of travellers.
www.lynhamilton.com /celticint.html   (617 words)

  
 Chapter K <i>to</i> Kay of K by Brewer's Phrase & Fable
Kaled is Gulnare (2 syl.) in the disguise of a page in the service of Lara.
After Lara was shot, she haunted the spot of his death as a crazy woman, and died of a broken heart.
Kalpa-Tarou A tree in Indian mythology from which might be gathered whatever a person desired.
www.bibliomania.com /2/3/255/1176/23146/2.html   (511 words)

  
 dvdfuture.com :: Review - Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle Of Life
Lara heads off to recover the stolen orb and stop an extremely wealthy and homicidal maniac from selling the box to the highest bidder as a weapon of mass destruction.
One of those supernatural elements includes Lara’s ability to come through a storm of bullets and broken glass without a scratch on her.
Lara’s unlimited finances allow her to find resources all over the world, and her natural charm wins her allies in all the right places.
www.dvdfuture.com /review.php?id=424   (633 words)

  
 Lara   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Lara is a nymph who betrayed the love affair of Jupiter and Juturna.
As punishment, the chief god struck her with dumbness.
Article "Lara" created on 03 March 1997; last modified on 17 March 1997 (Revision 2).
www.pantheon.org /articles/l/lara.html   (46 words)

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