# Pharaoh — Allan Quatermain Stories character guide

> Pharaoh in Allan Quatermain Stories by H. Rider Haggard.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** holloaed Pharaoh

**First appearance:** 0000-hunter-quatermain-s-story

## Snapshot

A loyal dog whose presence beside Quatermain in the African wild signals the hunter's enduring need for companionship in a life of danger.

## Who they are

Pharaoh belongs to the small retinue of creatures and companions that share Quatermain's rough existence as an elephant-hunter, where the wilderness serves as both provider and threat. In a life measured by long absences, strange adventures, and the deaths of those close to him, a faithful animal offers a steadiness that human company cannot always supply. His presence in the stories reminds readers that Quatermain's world is not only one of gold and guns but of small, loyal attachments.

## Relationships

### [Sir Henry Curtis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/allan_quatermain_stories_se/characters/sir_henry_curtis)

_rivalry_

Pharaoh is an enemy of Sir Henry Curtis, often opposing him in conflicts.

### [The Zulu](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/allan_quatermain_stories_se/characters/the_zulu)

_rivalry_

Pharaoh is an antagonist to the Zulu, representing a hostile force.

### [The Zulu](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/allan_quatermain_stories_se/characters/the_zulu)

_rivalry_

Pharaoh is an antagonist to the Zulu, representing a hostile force.

### [Sir Henry Curtis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/allan_quatermain_stories_se/characters/sir_henry_curtis)

_rivalry_

Pharaoh is an enemy of Sir Henry Curtis, often opposing him in conflicts.

## In the story

### [What Was Found in the Pool](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/allan_quatermain_stories_se/chapters/ii-what-was-found-in-the-pool)

Swazi worker; helps with oxen and warns of the lion.

### [III: Jim-Jim Is Avenged](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/allan_quatermain_stories_se/chapters/iii-jim-jim-is-avenged)

Uses bad language in Zulu; refuses to act as bait but leads the sick ox to the tree.

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