# Thuvia — The Gods of Mars character guide

> Thuvia in The Gods of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0005-iv-thuvia

## Snapshot

A princess of Ptarth whose love for John Carter is confessed with disarming candor, and whose fate becomes entwined with Dejah Thoris in captivity.

## Who they are

Thuvia is a captive royal whose affection for Carter is pure and openly avowed, a devotion she admits even to Dejah Thoris herself. Her honesty and her peril deepen the emotional stakes of the rescue, and her companionship with Dejah Thoris in the hands of the First Born binds the two women's fates together. She matters as a measure of Carter's loyalty and as a reminder that the cost of the false gods falls on the innocent.

## Relationships

### [Dejah Thoris](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_gods_of_mars_se/characters/dejah_thoris)

_friendship_

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

### [Dejah Thoris](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_gods_of_mars_se/characters/dejah_thoris)

_friendship_

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

## In the story

### [The Gods of Mars](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_gods_of_mars_se/chapters/the-gods-of-mars)

A captive of the Therns, encountered by John Carter.

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

A young red Martian prisoner who helps John Carter; reveals the therns' plans and beliefs; decides to join the escape.

### [Corridors of Peril](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_gods_of_mars_se/chapters/v-corridors-of-peril)

Leads the group through the corridors, commands the banths with her voice, and explains the dangers of the thern stronghold and the black pirates.

### [The Black Pirates of Barsoom](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_gods_of_mars_se/chapters/vi-the-black-pirates-of-barsoom)

Explains the history of black pirate attacks to John Carter; is rescued by him and escapes on the flier.

### [The Eyes in the Dark](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_gods_of_mars_se/chapters/xiv-the-eyes-in-the-dark)

Finds John Carter and passionately declares her love, offering to serve as his slave; he gently refuses her advances.

### [Flight and Pursuit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_gods_of_mars_se/chapters/xv-flight-and-pursuit)

Sacrifices herself by slipping from the thoat to lighten John Carter's mount, but is rescued by Carthoris.

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

Missing after being sent away on a thoat during a battle; search efforts have failed.

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

Captured by the black pirates and imprisoned with Dejah Thoris; reveals her love for John Carter.

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

Present in the Temple of the Sun with Dejah Thoris and Phaidor, she withdraws to give the couple privacy.

## Links

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