THEREA
Type: Mystic Realm
Environment: Earthlike
Usual means of access: Magic
Dominant Life Form: Maftra, Zokk, their caretakers
First Appearance: (mentioned)
Adventures into Fear#15,
(seen) Man-Thing I#1 (January, 1974)
History: Unrevealed. Therea is a land of
peace and tranquility, a virtual paradise which serves as the
counterpart to the darker, netherworldly Sominus, home of the
demon Thog. It is ruled by twin gods, who take the form of man's
best friend, the dog. Therea, and the God-Dogs (or is that
Dog-Gods) Zokk and Maftra are worshipped by Korrek and the people
of Katharta. They are also revered, and possibly even invoked for
power by Dakimh the Enchanter.
Thog led the Congress of Realities in an effort to overthrow
Therea, and succeeded in accessing the realm and storming the
palace. Thog was destroyed by the Man-Thing and the Congress
subsequently fled, but Dakimh then revealed that Therea was never
truly in danger. Dakimh explains:
Comments: Created by Steve Gerber and Val Mayerik.
This dimension's got Gerber written all over it! (not literally, ya melanoma-heads!)
Clarifications: None
Any Additions/Corrections? please let me know.
First Posted: 06/16/2002
Last Updated: 08/01/2002
Any Additions/Corrections? please let me know.
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