Pandora's Temple

Pull this handle to create steps to reach the upper ledge.

As you approach the steps, look on the left and right sides to find health and magic chests. Save the health for later because there's another soon. Find the path to the far left and follow it around to the right side. You'll reach a handle. Pull the handle to expose the large stone block. Leap up the blocks and speak with the man near the pyre. Use the health chest here if needed before dropping down and returning to the temple entrance.

Battle the Cyclops. The force field lowers upon defeating the beasts. Ascend the stairs. Open the chests at top for red orbs and a Phoenix Feather. Rotate the lever to open the door. Enter the temple. Fight the wraiths and archers inside. Use the chests to replenish health.

Approach the book on the pedestal and press R2 to read the text. There's an alcove on the right you can examine as well. Press R2 against the half-circle doorway ahead of you to open the passage.

The Rings of Pandora

The cranks turn the rings of Pandora. Use the crank to open new unexplored paths.

Move forward and find the passage on the right side. The hall contains some spike traps. Navigate carefully past them then save your game inside the next chamber. Defeat the archers in the back corner and collect the orbs from the chest. Enter the alcove and pull the lever; this lowers another crank back in the previous hall.

Use the crank to rotate the rings and open up new passages in the previous hallway. Explore the first passage to find the door locked with muse keys (you'll find these later). Rotate the crank again to find another hallway. Follow the next hall and approach the aura to receive a new weapon, the Blade of Artemis. Walk through the opening into the next section.

The Challenge of Atlas

Utilize Zeus' Fury to eliminate undead archers from long-range.

Save your game at the light. Enter the next chamber (the gate closes behind you) and battle the undead. Test out the new Blade of Artemis to make short work of these foes. A pack of gorgon also attacks you. When they're close together, use Poseidon's Rage to cancel their gaze and to inflict damage. Recover magic by killing a gorgon with a grab when prompted. Break all containers in the room for red orbs and find the health chest in the corner.

Jump to the broken staircase in the upper right corner of the room. There's a magic chest up here. Defeat the undead along the catwalk. When you spot the archers, switch to Zeus' Fury to eliminate them. Follow the catwalk to a narrow beam and cross it to the back ledge. Open the red orb chest on the right side and pull the lever on the left to lower the weight.

Replenish health and magic before grabbing the Shield of Hades.

Leap to the rope and climb down. There's a second rope at the bottom. Jump and grab hold and traverse across. Undead troops attempt to impede your progress. Use quick attacks and grabs to pull them off the rope. Use the chests to regain full health and magic and continue right to the blue shield--the Shield of Hades.

As soon as you pick up the shield, a force field blocks the path. A spiked wall starts moving from the other direction. You must defeat an army of undead to deactivate the force field before the wall crushes you. Enable Poseidon's Rage when surrounded by undead. The best place is to stand close to the barrier and allow the undead to collect at that spot. Don't waste the magic unless you can strike many undead at once. Pummel them with your attacks and combos in between blasts of magic. Once out of magic and surrounded, retreat a bit then use the Square, Square, Triangle combo in the group's direction to launch a whole undead squad off their feet.

When the barrier falls, the wall retracts and you can return to the health and magic chest if you didn't use them previously. Continue through the downed barrier and find another health and magic chest. Jump to the far rope and return upward.

Kick the cart onto the switch then immediately roll backward to enter the adjacent chamber.

Exit into the tunnel on the right and battle the gorgon. Pull the cart from down the hall and send it down the hall on the left. Defeat any gorgon in your way. Once inside the room, eliminate the archers. Push the cart onto the floor switch and watch the doorway in the distance spin around. You must put the cart on the switch and get to the doorway before it spins.

Place the cart on the far side of the switch, so Kratos' back is to the spinning doorway. Instead of pushing the cart onto the switch, kick the cart onto the switch so you can activate the switch from long range. As soon as the cart is on the switch, roll backward to reach the doorway in time.