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Catalogue facts
Published dateAugust 1934
WrittenOctober 1933
Characters in this exact text
ConanConan — Cimmerian adventurer who becomes king of AquiloniaOn Page76 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Devil in Iron (Published version)GhaznaviGhaznavi — older adviser who devises the Xapur trapOn Page12 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Devil in Iron (Published version)GilzanGilzan — Shemite torturer serving JehungirOn Page1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Devil in Iron (Published version)Jehungir AghaJehungir Agha — Hyrkanian noble/officer plotting to trap ConanOn Page30 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Devil in Iron (Published version)Jelal KhanJelal Khan — former master of OctaviaMentioned4 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Devil in Iron (Published version)Khosatral KhelKhosatral Khel — ancient iron-bodied god who founded Dagon on XapurOn Page31 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Devil in Iron (Published version)MitraMitra — major Hyborian deity invoked throughout the Conan textsMentioned2 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Devil in Iron (Published version)OctaviaOctavia — Nemedian noblewoman used as bait against ConanOn Page18 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Devil in Iron (Published version)Nemedian lordOctavia's father — unnamed Nemedian lord, father of OctaviaMentioned1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Devil in Iron (Published version)SkelosSkelos — legendary mystic/author whose forbidden writings are invoked in the Conan storiesMentioned1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Devil in Iron (Published version)TarimTarim — deity/holy figure invoked by TuraniansMentioned2 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Devil in Iron (Published version)snakethe giant snake of Xapur — prehistoric giant serpent guarding the object feared by Khosatral KhelOn Page4 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Devil in Iron (Published version)YateliYateli — Dagonian woman encountered after Xapur’s reawakeningOn Page1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Devil in Iron (Published version)YezdigerdYezdigerd — king of TuranMentioned1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Devil in Iron (Published version)
Textual witnesses & editorial mediation
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The Coming of Conan the CimmerianRestored reading editionAuthority basis: Restoration toward authorial text · Treatment: Restored toward authorial wording
The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian; editorial source basis: Weird Tales, August 1934.