# Dejah Thoris — The Gods of Mars character guide

> Dejah Thoris in The Gods of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** the beautiful Dejah Thoris, the incomparable Dejah Thoris, Thoris

**First appearance:** 0001-the-gods-of-mars

## Snapshot

Princess of Helium and John Carter's wife, whose capture by the Holy Therns turns her husband's homecoming into a desperate rescue mission.

## Who they are

Dejah Thoris is the royal whose survival and whereabouts anchor the loyalties of Helium and the plans of every ally Carter can muster. Even in captivity she shows grace, weeping not for herself but for the cruel timing that tore her from Carter days before his return, and blessing Thuvia's honest love for him. Her peril gives the early and middle chapters their urgency and their emotional stakes.

## Relationships

### [John Carter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_gods_of_mars_se/characters/john_carter)

_romantic_

Dejah Thoris and John Carter are deeply devoted lovers and spouses, bound by unwavering loyalty.

### [Issus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_gods_of_mars_se/characters/issus)

_rivalry_

Dejah Thoris is a defiant prisoner and enemy of the tyrannical goddess Issus.

### [Tars Tarkas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_gods_of_mars_se/characters/tars_tarkas)

_friendship_

Dejah Thoris and Tars Tarkas share a strong bond of mutual respect and friendship as allies of Helium.

### [Parthak](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_gods_of_mars_se/characters/parthak)

_friendship_

Dejah Thoris relies on Parthak as a loyal and protective companion during her captivity.

### [Zat Arras](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_gods_of_mars_se/characters/zat_arras)

_rivalry_

Dejah Thoris opposes Zat Arras, who seeks to undermine her husband John Carter.

### [Kantos Kan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_gods_of_mars_se/characters/kantos_kan)

_friendship_

Dejah Thoris and Kantos Kan are loyal allies and friends, with Kantos Kan serving as a trusted officer of Helium.

### [Hor Vastus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_gods_of_mars_se/characters/hor_vastus)

_friendship_

Dejah Thoris and Hor Vastus are close friends and allies, united in their loyalty to Helium.

### [Thuvia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_gods_of_mars_se/characters/thuvia)

_friendship_

Dejah Thoris and Thuvia share a warm friendship, with Thuvia often acting as a confidante.

### [Sola](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_gods_of_mars_se/characters/sola)

_friendship_

Dejah Thoris and Sola share a caring friendship, with Sola acting as a gentle companion.

### [Xodar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_gods_of_mars_se/characters/xodar)

_friendship_

Dejah Thoris and Xodar develop a respectful friendship after Xodar turns against Issus.

### [John Carter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_gods_of_mars_se/characters/john_carter)

_romantic_

Dejah Thoris and John Carter are deeply devoted lovers and spouses, bound by unwavering loyalty.

### [John Carter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_gods_of_mars_se/characters/john_carter)

_romantic_

Dejah Thoris and John Carter are deeply devoted lovers and spouses, bound by unwavering loyalty.

## In the story

### [The Plant Men](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_gods_of_mars_se/chapters/i-the-plant-men)

Referenced as John Carter's lost love and the princess rescued by Tars Tarkas; not present in the chapter.

### [IX: Issus, Goddess of Life Eternal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_gods_of_mars_se/chapters/ix-issus-goddess-of-life-eternal)

Mentioned as the object of John Carter's love, targeted by Phaidor's revenge.

### [Under Arrest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_gods_of_mars_se/chapters/xvi-under-arrest)

Disappeared after a secret audience with Zat Arras, believed to have taken the voluntary pilgrimage.

### [Sola's Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_gods_of_mars_se/chapters/xviii-sola-s-story)

Captured by the black pirates after attempting a pilgrimage; currently in the clutches of the First Born.

### [The Air Battle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_gods_of_mars_se/chapters/xx-the-air-battle)

Still alive and held by Issus; threatened with imprisonment in the Temple of the Sun.

### [Through Flood and Flame](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_gods_of_mars_se/chapters/xxi-through-flood-and-flame)

Found by John Carter in a chamber of the temple.

### [Victory and Defeat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_gods_of_mars_se/chapters/xxii-victory-and-defeat)

Imprisoned in the Temple of the Sun, she speaks with John Carter through the bars and is hidden in the pits for safety.

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