Allegedly the son of Gaea,[4] and creator of mankind,[5] Valka was one of the first new gods worshiped on Earth.[6]
He helped humanity repel horrific elder gods and demons, such as Yagotha and the Old Ones,[7] or the Dweller-in-Darkness.[4]
Worshiped by many of the major cultures in the Pre-Cataclysmic Age (Picts, Atlanteans and Valusians),[8] his worship kept on into the modern age, at least in the city of Opar, a remnant outpost of Atlantis, where its people mentioned Valka in ancient incantations.[3]
Contents
History
Origin
Valka was one of the first new gods (following the Elder Gods) worshiped on Earth.[6] He was allegedly the creator of Man,[5] like many other deities stated to be as well.
He was allegedly the son of the Earth goddess Gaea.[4]
Pre-Cataclysmic Age
30,000 B.C.
About 30,000 B.C, Valka achieved prominence, which lasted at least 12,000 years.[6]
He was known as the God of all Gods,[2] was considered the Chief deity of the Pre-Cataclysmic Age,[8] and was part of the Council of Godheads.[6]
His name was invoked by Pict, Atlantean and Valusian alike.[8] and one of the gods of the Empire of Atlantis to which many virgins were sacrificed on their altars.[9]
18,000 B.C.
Valka granted Zhered-Na visions of the future.[10]
Modern Age
The people of the city of Opar, a remnant outpost of the Empire of Atlantis, possibly worshiped Valka, which was part of an ancient incantation in a ceremony involving human sacrifice.[3] It is unknown if Valka was the Flaming God they worshiped.
Powers and Abilities
Powers
During a spell incantation, Valka was described as all-powerful.[11]
Notes
- Valka was created by Robert E. Howard in his Kull stories.
Trivia
- Valka is the name of a town in Latvia.[12] It is unknown if it was the basis for Howard's character.
See Also
Links and References
Footnotes
- ↑ Savage Sword of Conan #226; Of Kings and Cataclysms
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Conan the Barbarian #52
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Tarzan #3
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z #14; Zhered-Na's profile
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Savage Sword of Conan #202; Exile of Atlantis
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z #3; Council of Godheads
- ↑ Kull the Conqueror Vol 3 #4; Kuthulos' Tale
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Savage Sword of Conan #14; A Kull Glossary: Valka's entry
- ↑ Savage Sword of Conan #39; Moon of the Skulls Parts Three and Four
- ↑ Fear #15
- ↑ Conan: The Ravagers Out of Time #1
- ↑ Valka at Wikipedia
