History
Origins[]
The god Bel was born in the Shemite city of Shumir,[14][15] and was its patron.[16][15]
Early Years[]
Eons ago, at the time of the eldritch gods, Bel used his powers to summon an army of dead thieves which ravaged the world.
The evil god Bel fought with Ashtoreth, at Khumar-Kum (the portal to the Land of the Dead), where the goddess defeated him and his armies of the dead. Ashtoreth severed his sixth arm, thus destroying his power and sending him into eternal in what became Zamora.[10]
Hyborian Age[]
During the Hyborian Age, Bel the Masked God[9] was a god from the Shemites of Shumir,[1] and the patron of Arenjun, in Zamora.[17]
He was adopted ("borrowed") as the patron of one of the Corinthian city-state,[1] and worshiped by the such of a Kothian women-stealer, Taurus of Nemedia, prince of thieves,[3] or the cutthroats Brutos of the Weak Mind[6] and Rikko,[11] and was allegedly the god the most prized by the people of Zamora,[5] being one of two known deities there (the other being the Spider-God of Yezud).[17]
A series of thieves' guideline rules and way of life were known as the Words of Wisdom, by Bel.[4]Notes
See Also
- 13 mention(s) of Bel (Earth-616)
- 1 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Bel (Earth-616)
- 37 invocation(s) of Bel (Earth-616)
- 1 image(s) of Bel (Earth-616)
Links and References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Handbook of the Conan Universe #1 ; Gods and Worship's entry
- ↑ Savage Sword of Conan #69 ; Eye of the Sorcerer
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Conan the Barbarian #4
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Savage Sword of Conan #180 ; Tomb of Lost Visions
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Conan the Barbarian #39
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Conan the Barbarian #42
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Conan the Barbarian #89
- ↑ Savage Sword of Conan #77 ; The Cave Dwellers!
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Savage Sword of Conan #212 ; The Blood of Bel - God of Thieves Part II
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Savage Sword of Conan #211 ; God of Thieves - Part One
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Savage Sword of Conan #1
- ↑ Savage Sword of Conan #2
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z: Update #3 ; Annunaki's entry, Ba'al-Hadad's paragraph
- ↑ Savage Sword of Conan #39 ; A Gazetteer of the Hyborian Age, Part VII: Shumir's entry
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Savage Sword of Conan #9 ; Gods of Earth of the Hyborian Age - Part IV: Demi-Gods and Demons
- ↑ Savage Sword of Conan #6 ; Gods of the Hyborian Age - Part One: The Homes Of The Gods
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Handbook of the Conan Universe #1 ; Zamora's entry