Thuvia, Maid of Mars — Clue Index
Source: thuvia-maid-of-mars.txt (PG #72). Fourth Barsoom novel (1916).
Assumption: Content may encode redacted fact. Challenge claims of invention.
1. Locations
| Line ~ | Passage / Theme | Invention? / Disclosure angle |
|---|---|---|
| 1202–1210 | Ochre vegetation of dead sea-bottom; incubator of neighbouring green horde; thoats grazing on ochre moss | Dead sea ecology — moss, thoats. Consistent with Princess. |
| 94, 202 | "Wild calots of the dead sea-bottoms"; "savage green hordes" | Green Martians — denizens of dead seas. |
| 1718 | "Low-walled incubators where their young are hatched by the sun's heat" | Incubator — repeats Princess. |
| 5823, 5838, 5868, 5882 | Illall, Kadabra, Marentina, Okar — glossary | Okar geography — from Warlord. |
2. Species & Technology
| Line ~ | Passage / Theme | Invention? / Disclosure angle |
|---|---|---|
| 1083–1232 | Thoat: "huge thoat," "eight long legs," "ochre moss"; radium rifle | Thoat, radium — standard Barsoom tech. |
| 413 | "Radium generator" — device description | Radium tech — recurring. |
| 1827, 1848 | Calots; "their own savage calots" | Calots — guard beasts. |
3. Lotharians (Telepathic Remnants)
Per mars-fiction-survey and wotw-telepathic-purge: Thuvia features Lotharians — ancient White Martians who survive by telepathic projections that can kill. "Civilization reduced to debating philosophy, nearly extinct." Check text for Lotharian passages.
4. Invention vs. Disclosure
Thuvia extends established geography (dead seas, Okar) and introduces telepathic civilization (Lotharians). Lotharians = key encoding: telepathic remnant, projection-as-weapon. Recurring motif across Mars fiction.
5. Cross-References
- princess-of-mars-index.md
- warlord-of-mars-index.md
- wotw-telepathic-purge — Lotharians, telepathic purge