# Kathulos — Short Fiction character guide

> Kathulos in Short Fiction by Robert E. Howard.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Kathulos of Egypt, Kathulos the sorcerer

**First appearance:** 0043-ix-kathulos-of-egypt

## Snapshot

An ancient Egyptian sorcerer whose mesmeric grip on minds lets him command puppets across oceans—and whose return threatens to topple the modern world.

## Who they are

Kathulos rules from a fog-shrouded house in Soho, holding followers like Zuleika in invisible shackles that persist even at a distance. His power is not brute force but absolute mental domination, and those who love his captives must break that hold by force or find a stronger will to counter it. He matters because every early move in the story—Gordon's disappearance, the raid on Soho 48—is a thread pulled taut by his unseen hand.

## Relationships

### [John Gordon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_47_se/characters/john_gordon)

_rivalry_

John Gordon is the heroic adversary of the sorcerer Kathulos in a cosmic conflict.

### [John Gordon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_47_se/characters/john_gordon)

_rivalry_

John Gordon is the heroic adversary of the sorcerer Kathulos in a cosmic conflict.

### [John Gordon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_47_se/characters/john_gordon)

_rivalry_

John Gordon is the heroic adversary of the sorcerer Kathulos in a cosmic conflict.

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