# Tarzan and the Ant Men — Character guide

> Key figures in Tarzan and the Ant Men by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

- [Tarzan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_ant_men_se/characters/tarzan.md): Tarzan enters Minuni as a giant among tiny, sword-bearing warriors, and his instinctive courtesy—kneeling to press a pygmy prince's fingers rather than kiss them—wins him allies instead of chains. Reduced in stature by Z
- [Komodoflorensal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_ant_men_se/characters/komodoflorensal.md): Reduced to a numbered green-tunic slave in Veltopismakus, Komodoflorensal conceals a reputation as the finest swordsman among all the warlike clans of Trohanadalmakus. He matches Tarzan's escape schemes with clever decep
- [Uhha](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_ant_men_se/characters/uhha.md): Uhha's childhood legends cast Tarzan as a devil to be feared, but the man she actually fled with—Esteban Miranda—bolts up trees at the first hint of danger, and her fear curdles into undying hate. She weighs escape again
- [Esteban Miranda](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_ant_men_se/characters/esteban_miranda.md): Miranda passes himself off as the River Devil to a superstitious Minunian girl, but his habit of bolting for the nearest tree whenever lions or black men-beasts appear has already betrayed him to Uhha. Stronger than she 
- [The Woman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_ant_men_se/characters/the_woman.md): Janzara corners Tarzan with a demand for love and, when he answers that he loves another, her face softens into a promise of help—then drops him through a hidden floor into darkness. Her passion is possessive and theatri
- [Kalfastoban](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_ant_men_se/characters/kalfastoban.md): Kalfastoban cannot imagine a man who does not speak his own tongue, and he sets Komodoflorensal to test Tarzan with gibberish precisely to prove the point. When the ape-man nods at the nonsense, Kalfastoban scratches his
- [Zoanthrohago](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_ant_men_se/characters/zoanthrohago.md): Zoanthrohago belongs to the Zertol, one of the higher castes of Veltopismakus, and his authority is such that armed warriors escort captives to his presence for judgment. He is drawn into the schemes of Komodoflorensal, 
- [Janzara](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_ant_men_se/characters/janzara.md): Janzara wields the privilege of royal blood in Veltopismakus and expects her desires to be honored without question. When Tarzan refuses her love and admits he loves another, her wounded pride curdles into vengeance, and
- [Talaskar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_ant_men_se/characters/talaskar.md): Talaskar toils among the slaves of the Veltopismakusian quarry, where her beauty draws the predatory attention of the warrior Kalfastoban. She defends Tarzan when he strikes down Caraftap, and her visible admiration for 
- [Elkomoelhago](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_ant_men_se/characters/elkomoelhago.md): Elkomoelhago governs the densely packed domes of Veltopismakus, where hundreds of thousands live under the rigid caste system of warriors, slaves, and nobles. His interest in the remarkably large prisoner known as Zuanth
- [Caraftap](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_ant_men_se/characters/caraftap.md): Caraftap is a favored slave of the warrior Kalfastoban, and his resentment of the newcomer Zuanthrol curdles into open violence when he sees Talaskar's admiration for the ape-man. Tarzan hurls him to the floor, an act wi
- [Obebe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_ant_men_se/characters/obebe.md): Obebe rules a cannibal village where his daughter Uhha chats with a friend about ornaments and young men while her father sleeps within his hut. The ordinary rhythms of village life — gossip, coiffures, courtship — play 
- [Khamis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_ant_men_se/characters/khamis.md): A witch doctor or leader among the native tribes whose dealings with Tarzan test whether cunning or the ape-man's jungle instinct will prevail.
- [Zuanthrol](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_ant_men_se/characters/zuanthrol.md): The name Tarzan must wear like a second skin among the Minunians, a slave whose silence hides a mind already plotting escape.
- [Vestako](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_ant_men_se/characters/vestako.md): An oily Minunian courtier whose smooth manners and shifting loyalties make him as dangerous in the palace as any blade.
- [The Officer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_ant_men_se/characters/the_officer.md): An unnamed officer, possibly in a military or guard capacity.
- [Gofoloso](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_ant_men_se/characters/gofoloso.md): A Minunian character, possibly a noble or advisor.
- [Adendrohahkis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_ant_men_se/characters/adendrohahkis.md): A king among the tiny people, ruling a faction.
- [Numa](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_ant_men_se/characters/numa.md): The lion, a recurring jungle predator encountered by Tarzan.
- [The River Devil](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_ant_men_se/characters/the_river_devil.md): A mythical or real creature feared in the jungle.
- [The Alalus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_ant_men_se/characters/the_alalus.md): A primitive human-like creature encountered by Tarzan.
- [The Third Woman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_ant_men_se/characters/the_third_woman.md): A mysterious woman among a group, possibly linked to the main plot.
- [Lady Greystoke](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_ant_men_se/characters/lady_greystoke.md): Tarzan's wife, mentioned but not heavily featured in this book.
- [The First Woman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_ant_men_se/characters/the_first_woman.md): A woman among a group, possibly a mother figure.
- [The Young Alali](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_ant_men_se/characters/the_young_alali.md): A young member of the Alali, a primitive tribe.
- [Korak](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_ant_men_se/characters/korak.md): Tarzan's son, mentioned but not a major presence in this book.
- [Klamataamorosal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_ant_men_se/characters/klamataamorosal.md): A Minunian character with a minor role.
- [Prince Zoanthrohago](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_ant_men_se/characters/prince_zoanthrohago.md): A prince among the Zertols, a minor noble.

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