# Tario of Lothar — Thuvia, Maid of Mars character guide

> Tario of Lothar in Thuvia, Maid of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Tario, Lothar, the bowman of Lothar, mighty Lothar

**First appearance:** 0005-vi-the-jeddak-of-lothar

## Snapshot

Jeddak of a hidden city, master of illusion and hypnotic suggestion, who decides the Princess of Ptarth must be his.

## Who they are

Tario rules Lothar through mirage and mental domination, bending a woman's sense of her own heart until she believes she has always loved him. His power is real but brittle, undone by a rival's distant thought and a dagger's quick work. Long-buried passion and a loveless existence make him both pitiable and predatory, and his fall exposes how hollow Lothar's legions truly are.

## Relationships

### [Thuvia of Ptarth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/thuvia_maid_of_mars_se/characters/thuvia_of_ptarth)

_psychological_

Tario is obsessed with Thuvia, attempting to use his mental powers to force her affection and make her his queen.

### [Carthoris of Helium](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/thuvia_maid_of_mars_se/characters/carthoris_of_helium)

_rivalry_

Carthoris and Tario are direct antagonists, competing for Thuvia and clashing over the fate of Lothar.

### [Jav](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/thuvia_maid_of_mars_se/characters/jav)

_professional_

Jav is a subject of Tario, but he secretly opposes Tario's tyrannical rule and aids his enemies.

### [Kar Komak](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/thuvia_maid_of_mars_se/characters/kar_komak)

_psychological_

Kar Komak is a mental projection created by Tario's ancestors, but he rebels against Tario's control.

### [Komal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/thuvia_maid_of_mars_se/characters/komal)

_psychological_

Komal is a monstrous beast worshipped by Tario's people, used by Tario to maintain fear and control.

### [Carthoris of Helium](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/thuvia_maid_of_mars_se/characters/carthoris_of_helium)

_rivalry_

Carthoris and Tario are direct antagonists, competing for Thuvia and clashing over the fate of Lothar.

### [Jav](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/thuvia_maid_of_mars_se/characters/jav)

_professional_

Jav is a subject of Tario, but he secretly opposes Tario's tyrannical rule and aids his enemies.

### [Carthoris of Helium](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/thuvia_maid_of_mars_se/characters/carthoris_of_helium)

_rivalry_

Carthoris and Tario are direct antagonists, competing for Thuvia and clashing over the fate of Lothar.

### [Jav](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/thuvia_maid_of_mars_se/characters/jav)

_professional_

Jav is a subject of Tario, but he secretly opposes Tario's tyrannical rule and aids his enemies.

### [Thuvia of Ptarth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/thuvia_maid_of_mars_se/characters/thuvia_of_ptarth)

_psychological_

Tario is obsessed with Thuvia, attempting to use his mental powers to force her affection and make her his queen.

### [Kar Komak](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/thuvia_maid_of_mars_se/characters/kar_komak)

_psychological_

Kar Komak is a mental projection created by Tario's ancestors, but he rebels against Tario's control.

### [Komal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/thuvia_maid_of_mars_se/characters/komal)

_psychological_

Komal is a monstrous beast worshipped by Tario's people, used by Tario to maintain fear and control.

## In the story

### [VI: The Jeddak of Lothar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/thuvia_maid_of_mars_se/chapters/vi-the-jeddak-of-lothar)

The Jeddak of Lothar, reclining on a dais, demands respect and is intrigued by the strangers.

### [VII: The Phantom Bowmen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/thuvia_maid_of_mars_se/chapters/vii-the-phantom-bowmen)

Jeddak of Lothar who questions the reality of Carthoris and Thuvia, and orders Thuvia kept.

### [The Hall of Doom](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/thuvia_maid_of_mars_se/chapters/viii-the-hall-of-doom)

Attempts to hypnotize Thuvia and force her to love him; is stabbed and later revives.

### [The Battle in the Plain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/thuvia_maid_of_mars_se/chapters/ix-the-battle-in-the-plain)

Observes from the wall above the gate, concentrating his mental powers to make his imaginary creatures deadly; withdraws his troops at sunset.

### [XI: Green Men and White Apes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/thuvia_maid_of_mars_se/chapters/xi-green-men-and-white-apes)

Referenced as an example of someone who could create bowmen; not present.

## Links

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