Tarzan the Terrible · Character

O-lo-a

The Ho-don princess whose stolen guest ignites a chief's ambition and whose name Tarzan invokes when he demands her return.

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Also known as O-lo-a (Like-star-light)

First appearance: viii a lur

As a supporting figure in Tarzan the Terrible, O-lo-a is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Princess of A-lur, she reluctantly reveals rumors of a stranger to Tarzan under duress, then is dismissed by Ko-tan.

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O-lo-a, daughter of King Ko-tan, is the princess from whose apartments Jane was taken, making her the quiet cause of the confrontation at Tu-lur. Her name is the leverage Tarzan uses when he walks alone into Mo-sar's hostile city, and her position at court places her near every faction—king, priest, and foreign warrior—that will decide the fate of the ape-man's family. Even in absence, her presence shapes the alliances and resentments that drive the middle of the book.

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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II: “To the Death!”
Daughter of Ko-tan; beloved by Ta-den.
X: The Forbidden Garden
Princess of A-lur, she reluctantly reveals rumors of a stranger to Tarzan under duress, then is dismissed by Ko-tan.
The Sentence of Death
Princess of the house of Ko-tan; her testimony is used by Lu-don via her slave Pan-at-lee.
The Masquerader
Discovers Tarzan in the garden; agrees not to betray him after learning he knows Ta-den.
The King Is Dead!
Princess of Pal-ul-don; resists Mo-sar's trickery and asserts her right as queen after Ko-tan's death.
XVI: The Secret Way
Present in the chamber with Pan-at-lee; attacked by Bu-lot and rescued by Tarzan.
A Journey on a Gryf
Greets Tarzan and Jane in Ja-lur, is to marry Ta-den.

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