# Phaidor — The Warlord of Mars character guide

> Phaidor in The Warlord of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0000-i-on-the-river-iss

## Snapshot

Daughter of the Holy Hekkador, she offers John Carter her love and a dagger in nearly the same breath, jealous of the woman he already worships.

## Who they are

Phaidor is thern royalty and a rival for Carter's devotion, and she makes her case with a raised blade rather than a plea. Her jealous rage at Dejah Thoris drives her to violence inside the Temple of the Sun, and the memory of that knife stroke haunts Carter for the entire novel. She is the story's most personal threat: not an army or a god, but a woman who would rather destroy what she cannot have.

## Relationships

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

_rivalry_

Phaidor is a jealous rival for John Carter's affections, creating tension and conflict with Dejah Thoris.

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

_rivalry_

Phaidor is obsessed with John Carter, but he rejects her advances, creating a one-sided antagonistic dynamic.

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

_rivalry_

Phaidor is a jealous rival for John Carter's affections, creating tension and conflict with Dejah Thoris.

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

_rivalry_

Phaidor is obsessed with John Carter, but he rejects her advances, creating a one-sided antagonistic dynamic.

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

_rivalry_

Phaidor is obsessed with John Carter, but he rejects her advances, creating a one-sided antagonistic dynamic.

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

_rivalry_

Phaidor is a jealous rival for John Carter's affections, creating tension and conflict with Dejah Thoris.

## In the story

### [On the River Iss](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_warlord_of_mars_se/chapters/i-on-the-river-iss)

Daughter of Matai Shang; recalled in John Carter's memory for attacking Dejah Thoris with a dagger.

### [The Secret Tower](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_warlord_of_mars_se/chapters/iv-the-secret-tower)

Daughter of Matai Shang; offers Carter a choice between accepting her love or facing doom for Dejah Thoris.

### [The Tide of Battle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_warlord_of_mars_se/chapters/xiv-the-tide-of-battle)

Daughter of Matai Shang, smiles coldly and taunts John Carter from the doorway.

### [Rewards](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_warlord_of_mars_se/chapters/xv-rewards)

Assists in restraining Dejah Thoris but later saves John Carter and sacrifices herself by leaping from the flier.

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