—Cultists of Sodatha[source]Sodatha Botha N'Gatha N'Gatha Botha [...] Sodatha Botha Ken N'Gatha... Sodatha Allum Khuma... Botha Ken N'Gatha... Sodatha Botha Ken N'Gatha... Ken
Possibly one of the Great Old Ones, "Sodatha" was an immense, tentacled, subterranean monster,[3] living during the Hyborian Age in the tunnels beneath the walled city of Hanghara, in the southern desert of Zamora.
It was worshiped by the Cult of Sodatha as the elder god Sodatha[1] (Yog Sothoth),[4] an Outer God often confused for one of the Great Old Ones.[3]
History
Origins[]
The creature known as "Sodatha" was an immense, tentacled, subterranean monster, and possibly one of the Great Old Ones.[3]
Hyborian Age[]
During the Hyborian Age, it lived in the tunnels beneath the ancient city of Hanghara, in the southern desert of Zamora, and was worshiped by the Cult of Sodatha as the Hidden One, elder god Sodatha[1] (another name for Yog-Sothoth).[4]
Due to Sodatha and the blood cult around it, the city fell from its status of commercial crossroad, and caravans passed by. The citizens of Hanghara cowered at night while the cult of Sodatha performed their unholy offices and the ground of the city opened as Sodatha stretched its tentacles to devour people as well as rodents on the streets, night after night.
Captured after having tried to rob the city's coffers, Conan and Trollo escaped. As they flew away from the guards, entered a tunnel from which emerged tentacles. In it, they found emeralds, slew what could be the spawn of Sodatha (see notes), and instants later stumbled into a sacrificial ceremony. As Conan witnessed two goats being offered to the monsters, he rushed to save a sacrificial girl, the "betrothed of Sodatha", following them. Meanwhile, Trollo was confronted to more of the spawn. In his clumsy retreat, he enraged the monster by throwing braziers at it. In pain, the creature shook the very foundation of the city, setting it ablaze and in ruins, before dying with it. [1]Notes
- Sodatha and Yog-Sothoth are presented as the same in "Valley Beyond the Stars (Savage Sword of Conan #152), but are both mentioned in the Demons' profile of the Marvel Zombies: The Book of Angels, Demons & Various Monstrosities #1, the first as a possible Old One and the other as a confirmed Old One (precised to be an Outer God in the update of that profile, in Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z #3).
- The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe considered that that the Sodatha presented in "The Slithering God" (Savage Sword of Conan #164) was likely not the real Sodatha but a beast mistaken for it. To be noted that the author of the article seemingly didn't read Savage Sword of Conan #152, as he state he don't recall the reason Conan states he already heard the name "Sodatha".[5]
- The Appendix states that the smaller versions of Sodatha are its spawn,[6] through no origin has been given on-panel or in handbooks so far.
See Also
- 1 appearance(s) of Sodatha (Monster) (Earth-616)
- 2 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Sodatha (Monster) (Earth-616)
- 1 image(s) of Sodatha (Monster) (Earth-616)
Links and References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Savage Sword of Conan #164 ; The Slithering God
- ↑ Marvel Zombies: The Book of Angels, Demons & Various Monstrosities #1 ; Demons' profile
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z #3 ; Demons' profile
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Savage Sword of Conan #152 ; Valley Beyond the Stars
- ↑ Sodatha on the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe
- ↑ Sodatha on the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe