

Papyrus aids the inhabitants of a city cursed by the gods for the unholy atrocities their past ruler (the titular colossus) has committed. In order to escape, Papyrus must discover the secret of the three gates which separate the city from the upper world. While trying to discover why the Nile's waters have suddenly gone low, Papyrus and Théti-Chéri discover and become prisoners in a golden underground city rules by the living mummy of Menes, who wishes to seize power over Egypt again. Papyrus is appointed by Sobek's daughter to rescue Théti-Chéri and her father from a power-hungry traitor at the Pharao's side. Thirty-three albums have been published so far: Upon her rescue by Papyrus and Pouin, she and Pouin fall in love and get married. Shepti: A young maidservant to Théti-Chéri who becomes a pawn of Sekhmet's mad High Priest in issue 22 ( La Prisonnière de Sekhmet).Khamelot: Pouin's donkey, who is much smarter and more determined than his master.Imhotep: a one-legged boy and apprentice to the architect Amenope who becomes a friend of Papyrus.The Goddess with the Resplendent Hair ( La Déesse au Cheveux Resplendissant): Papyrus' patron deity, a lesser goddess and daughter of Sobek.While she can be haughty and stubborn, she cares very much for Papyrus. Théti-Chéri: daughter of the pharaoh Merenptah, grand priestess of Isis, sacred dancer, and heiress to the throne of the Double Kingdom.Papyrus: originally a young fisherman, Papyrus is the hero of the comic, friend of the daughter of the Pharaoh, and possessor of a magic sword which was given to him by the daughter of the god Sobek in exchange, he must protect the princess Théti-Chéri from all danger.
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So the gods chose Papyrus, a young fisherman who must find the secret entrance to Ombos, free the god Horus and restore peace to Egypt. From then on, and no longer protected by the god Horus, Egypt was at the mercy of Set and his servant Aker. But Set had plotted his revenge, and deep inside his sinister black pyramid of Ombos, Set imprisoned Horus in a magic sarcophagus. For two thousand years, pharaoh succeeded pharaoh. The council of the Gods decided, Set was sent to exile and Horus became the first pharaoh of Egypt. In the beginning, Horus the falcon god of light and Set the god of evil fought to control Egypt.
