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Published dateJanuary 1933
WrittenApril 1932
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AjagaAjaga — king of Abombi remembered from Conan’s corsair pastMentioned1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Scarlet Citadel (Published version)Akkutho IAkkutho I — later ruler who rebuilt on the ancient hillMentioned1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Scarlet Citadel (Published version)AmalrusAmalrus — king of OphirOn Page21 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Scarlet Citadel (Published version)ArbanusArbanus — general commanding Strabonus’s armyOn Page7 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Scarlet Citadel (Published version)ArpelloArpello — prince of Pellia who seizes power in Conan’s absenceOn Page23 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Scarlet Citadel (Published version)AthemidesAthemides — young Aquilonian who helps rally resistance to ArpelloOn Page4 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Scarlet Citadel (Published version)ConanConan — Cimmerian adventurer who becomes king of AquiloniaOn Page118 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Scarlet Citadel (Published version)CromCrom — chief god of Conan’s Cimmerian peopleMentioned7 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Scarlet Citadel (Published version)IshtarIshtar — Hyborian/Shemite goddess invoked in the Conan textsMentioned7 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Scarlet Citadel (Published version)Khossus VKhossus V — ancient founder-king of KhorshemishMentioned1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Scarlet Citadel (Published version)MitraMitra — major Hyborian deity invoked throughout the Conan textsMentioned2 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Scarlet Citadel (Published version)PeliasPelias — sorcerer and rival of Tsotha-lantiOn Page34 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Scarlet Citadel (Published version)PubliusPublius — Aquilonia’s chancellorOn Page2 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Scarlet Citadel (Published version)SathaSatha — gigantic serpent kept among Tsotha-lanti’s creaturesOn Page3 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Scarlet Citadel (Published version)SetSet — Stygian serpent-god invoked throughout the Conan textsMentioned8 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Scarlet Citadel (Published version)ShukeliShukeli — jailer in Tsotha-lanti’s dungeonsOn Page16 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Scarlet Citadel (Published version)StrabonusStrabonus — king of KothOn Page39 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Scarlet Citadel (Published version)brotherthe Abombi slave's brother — unnamed chief slain by Conan during the sack of AbombiMentioned2 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Scarlet Citadel (Published version)blackthe Kushite slave from Abombi — unnamed enslaved Kushite who challenges Conan in Tsotha-lanti’s dungeonOn Page45 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Scarlet Citadel (Published version)TroceroTrocero — count of Poitain and seneschal of AquiloniaOn Page13 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Scarlet Citadel (Published version)Tsotha-lantiTsotha-lanti — Kothian sorcerer and master of the scarlet citadelOn Page59 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Scarlet Citadel (Published version)black demonTsotha-lanti's demon father — unnamed black demon said to have fathered Tsotha-lantiMentioned1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Scarlet Citadel (Published version)dancing-girlTsotha-lanti's mother — unnamed dancing-girl of Shadizar in the reported story of Tsotha-lanti’s parentageMentioned1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Scarlet Citadel (Published version)YmirYmir — Norse frost-giant deity in the Swords of the North textsMentioned1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Scarlet Citadel (Published version)
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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: Howard original typescript.