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Catalogue facts
Published dateJune 1933
WrittenOctober 4, 1932
Characters in this exact text
Agha ShuprasAgha Shupras — Shemite commander in Khoraja’s armyOn Page5 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — Black Colossus (Published version)AmalricAmalric — Nemedian mercenary commander serving KhorajaOn Page26 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — Black Colossus (Published version)BelBel — god of thieves invoked in the Conan textsMentioned3 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — Black Colossus (Published version)ConanConan — Cimmerian adventurer who becomes king of AquiloniaOn Page81 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — Black Colossus (Published version)IshtarIshtar — Hyborian/Shemite goddess invoked in the Conan textsMentioned7 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — Black Colossus (Published version)KhossusKhossus — king and brother of Yasmela, held prisoner in OphirMentioned1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — Black Colossus (Published version)KutamunKutamun — Stygian rebel prince allied with NatohkMentioned4 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — Black Colossus (Published version)MitraMitra — major Hyborian deity invoked throughout the Conan textsMentioned16 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — Black Colossus (Published version)black camelNatohk's demonic camel — black camel with cloven glowing tracks and apparent wings that bears Natohk from the southMentionedfirst: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — Black Colossus (Published version)SetSet — Stygian serpent-god invoked throughout the Conan textsMentioned10 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — Black Colossus (Published version)ShevatasShevatas — Zamorian thief who enters the ruins of KuthchemesOn Page20 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — Black Colossus (Published version)TaurusTaurus — elderly chancellor of KhorajaOn Page3 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — Black Colossus (Published version)Zaheemithe Zaheemi guide — unnamed Zaheemi clansman who guides Amalric by the secret pathOn Page2 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — Black Colossus (Published version)ThespidesThespides — Khorajan count and noble commanderOn Page14 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — Black Colossus (Published version)Thugra KhotanThugra Khotan — ancient Stygian sorcerer who returns as NatohkOn Page29 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — Black Colossus (Published version)VateesaVateesa — attendant and confidante of YasmelaOn Page17 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — Black Colossus (Published version)Ophirean priestVateesa's father — unnamed Ophirean priest who fled to KhorajaMentioned1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — Black Colossus (Published version)VathelosVathelos the Blind — author of forbidden iron-bound books known to ConanMentioned1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — Black Colossus (Published version)YasmelaYasmela — princess and ruler of KhorajaOn Page51 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — Black Colossus (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, June 1933.