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|image = Satha_3_(Dark_Horse_Comics).jpg
|alias = The Mighty Crawling One<br>Satha the Great Serpent<br>Satha the Old One
|origin = {{ADJ}}: [[Marvel Comics]]: [[Elder Gods of Earth]]<!-- possibly retcon and not original origin?-->
|first = {{CIRCLE}}: "[[The Scarlet Citadel (short story)|The Scarlet Citadel]]"
|created by = [[Robert E. Howard]]
}}
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'''Satha''' is a character created by [[Robert E. Howard]], appearing in the stories "[[The Scarlet Citadel (short story)|The Scarlet Citadel]]" (1933) and the "[[The Valley of the Worm (short story)|The Valley of the Worm]]" (1934), [[Conan]] and [[James Allison]] stories respectively.

Satha first appeared in [[Marvel Comics]] in the adaptation of "The Valley of the Worm" in [[w:c:marvel:Supernatural Thrillers Vol 1 3|''Supernatural Thrillers'' #3]] (April, 1973). "Scarlet Citadel" was later adapted in [[w:c:marvel:Savage Sword of Conan Vol 1 30|''Savage Sword of Conan'' #30]]. He also appeared in [[Darkhorse Comics]].<!-- in adaptation? original stories? pictures to Darkhorse were added but nothing mentioned in text --><!--

possibly irrelevant here:
Following the return of the publishing license for Conan and other characters of Robert E. Howard, the mini-series Conan: Serpent War.--> 

==Background==
During the [[Hyboria|Hyborian Age]], Satha dwelt in the southern jungles of the Country of the Worm, terrorizing the Picts. When a tribe of Aesir split from Niord's tribe (as part of their colonization of the place), they migrated to the area, where the eldritch creature known as [[the Worm]] killed them, urging Niord, the leader of the tribe who hunted it down and appeared to slay it. In this perspective, he trapped and killed Satha, using his poison to slay the Worm, but died during the battle.

Sometime before or after, Satha lived in Koth where it encountered the powerful sorcerer Tsotha-Lanti to whom it submitted. Conan of Cimmeria would end up in the sorcerer's citadel and encountered it two times, both times surviving though not because of his own actions.<!--

Wyrm
Wyrm Crown
Serpent War --><!--

==Notes==
*Satha/Set?
*Satha, the "Old One"?
*The Valley of the Worm: early (or before?) or late (or just after) Hyborian Age? -->

==Links and references==
*{{mcx|Satha}}

==Gallery==
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