Who Is Zenobia? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Zenobia is a Marvel comic book character, with over 42 comic issue appearances. Zenobia was a Nemedian concubine who became the queen consort of Conan, King of Aquilonia.

Who is Zenobia?

Previous to the events of The Hour of the Dragon , Zenobia was a concubine of the Nemedian king, though she swore he had never touched her. When Conan made a state visit to the kingdom of Nemedia at the head of his knights, she immediately fell in love with the Cimmerian, wishing to be with him. Years later, Conan became King of Aquilonia after usurping the crown from its tyrant Numedides, a group of conspirators with the help of the ancient sorcerer Xaltotun, plotted to dethrone Conan. Zenobia discovered Conan had been captured and offered her help and aided in his escape. Later, when Conan gathered his forces to defeat the conspirators, Xaltotun attempted to sacrifice Zenobia in a altar to gain more power, but Conan stopped him by throwing a dagger in his hand and decapitated him, though his victory would not have been possible with the Heart of Ahriman. Conan married her and made her queen of Aquilonia. A Khitan sorcerer named Yah Chieng later kidnapped her, forcing Conan to undertake a long journey to rescue her. After doing so, the two returned to Aquilonia and resumed their rule of the kingdom.

Key facts

Zenobia is of human origin and first appeared in "The Haunter of The Pit!". The character is published by Marvel. With 42 recorded issue appearances, Zenobia ranks among the most featured characters in comics.