 Lalila, the foreign "White Witch from the Sea," whom Hadon brings with him and with whom he falls in love, is used as a pawn in King Minruth's power game; the xenophobic suspicions aroused about her are used in an attempt to undermine the position of women in general.Hadon and his male and female friends rally to the high priestess' banner against the king's evil schemes.Opar is the first and most frequently re-visited of the many lost cities and cultures which Tarzan discovers in Africa.