Children of Rao

The Children of Rao is a fictional cult featured in the CW Network television series Supergirl. They appeared in the fourth episode of season three, "The Faithful".

Overview
The Children of Rao is a cult and a self help group based out of 201 Victory Drive in National City. They were created by former lawyer Thomas Coville and comprised of people whose lived had been saved by Supergirl.

History
In 2015, Thomas Coville was a passenger aboard Flight 237 out of National City. The plane suffered a malfunction and was going to crash into the city, but for the timely appearance of Supergirl, who steadied the plane and brought it safely to the ground. Coville spotted Supergirl flying off after she put the plane down and this inspired him to turn his life around.

Spiritually emboldened, he created a focus group of other people whose lived had been saved because of Supergirl.

Notes & Trivia

 * Coville named his cult after Rao, who is the god of ancient Krypton. Krypton's sun is also named for this deity.