Queen Taramis
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| + | '''Queen Taramis''' is a female character who features in [[Conan]]. | ||
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| + | ==Biography== | ||
| + | Taramis was a female human born long ago during the [[Hyborian Age]] where she and her twin sister '''Salome''' were the children of the Queen of '''Kharun'''. Her sister was born with the mark of the witch on her leading to her being shunned by her people and declared dead by the people. Thus, Salome was taken away in secret and abandoned in the desert with Taramis believing that her sister was dead. | ||
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| + | ==Overview== | ||
| + | ===Personality and attributes=== | ||
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| + | ===Powers and abilities=== | ||
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| + | ==Notes== | ||
| + | *Queen Taramis was created by Robert E. Howard where she made her first appearance in Weird Tales "A Witch Shall be Born" (December, 1934). | ||
| + | *In Robert Jordan's novelization of ''Conan the Destroyer'', Taramis is a princess, not a queen. | ||
| + | *In the novelization, Taramis is eaten whole by Dagoth instead of impaled on his horn. | ||
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| + | ==In other media== | ||
[[Image:Taramis.jpg|thumb|200px|Queen Taramis]] | [[Image:Taramis.jpg|thumb|200px|Queen Taramis]] | ||
| − | + | ===Films=== | |
| + | *In Conan the Destroyer, Queen Taramis appeared in the live-action film where she was portrayed by actor Sarah Douglas. She was shown as being the queen of the city of [[Shadizar]] and a prime worshiper of the god [[Dagoth (Conan Films)|Dagoth]]. She intended to bring Dagoth to life in a ritual involving a jeweled [[Horn of Dagoth|horn]] and the sacrifice of her niece [[Jehnna]]. Rather than undertake the perilous journey to recover the horn herself, Taramis, who was also a powerful sorceress, promised to resurrect [[Conan]]'s dead lover [[Valeria]] if he would do it for her. Conan agreed, and after several adventures acquired the horn. But Taramis' chief guard [[Bombaata]] stole the horn and brought it back to Shadizar, along with Jehnna who was given a drug in her drink to make her more susceptible to her aunt's commands. However, the ritual was interrupted by the arrival of Conan's party, and the [[Grand Vizier (Conan Films)|grand vizier]] killed before he could sacrifice Jehnna. Dagoth came to life, but as a bloodthirsty, rampaging monster. He killed Taramis by impaling her with his forehead horn. | ||
| − | + | ==Appearances== | |
| + | *''Weird Tales v1'': "A Witch Shall be Born" (1934) | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | ==External Links== |
| + | *[https://conan.fandom.com/wiki/Queen_Taramis Conan Wiki Entry] | ||
| + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Taramis Wikipedia Entry] | ||
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[[Category:Royalty|Taramis]] | [[Category:Royalty|Taramis]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Queens]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Conan (Films)|Taramis]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:20, 12 December 2019
Queen Taramis is a female character who features in Conan.
Contents |
Biography
Taramis was a female human born long ago during the Hyborian Age where she and her twin sister Salome were the children of the Queen of Kharun. Her sister was born with the mark of the witch on her leading to her being shunned by her people and declared dead by the people. Thus, Salome was taken away in secret and abandoned in the desert with Taramis believing that her sister was dead.
Overview
Personality and attributes
Powers and abilities
Notes
- Queen Taramis was created by Robert E. Howard where she made her first appearance in Weird Tales "A Witch Shall be Born" (December, 1934).
- In Robert Jordan's novelization of Conan the Destroyer, Taramis is a princess, not a queen.
- In the novelization, Taramis is eaten whole by Dagoth instead of impaled on his horn.
In other media
Films
- In Conan the Destroyer, Queen Taramis appeared in the live-action film where she was portrayed by actor Sarah Douglas. She was shown as being the queen of the city of Shadizar and a prime worshiper of the god Dagoth. She intended to bring Dagoth to life in a ritual involving a jeweled horn and the sacrifice of her niece Jehnna. Rather than undertake the perilous journey to recover the horn herself, Taramis, who was also a powerful sorceress, promised to resurrect Conan's dead lover Valeria if he would do it for her. Conan agreed, and after several adventures acquired the horn. But Taramis' chief guard Bombaata stole the horn and brought it back to Shadizar, along with Jehnna who was given a drug in her drink to make her more susceptible to her aunt's commands. However, the ritual was interrupted by the arrival of Conan's party, and the grand vizier killed before he could sacrifice Jehnna. Dagoth came to life, but as a bloodthirsty, rampaging monster. He killed Taramis by impaling her with his forehead horn.
Appearances
- Weird Tales v1: "A Witch Shall be Born" (1934)
External Links
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