Skelos (Earth-616)

Skelos
Name	Skelos
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Mage
Living Status	Deceased
Reality	Earth-616
Personal Information
Identity	No Dual
Occupation	Mage
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Robert E. Howard, Roy Thomas
First	Savage Sword of Conan #8 (August, 1975) (Mentioned)
First	Savage Sword of Conan #8 (August, 1975) (Mentioned)
Death	Conan the Barbarian #73 (January, 1977) (Mentioned)
Death	Conan the Barbarian #73 (January, 1977) (Mentioned)

 Into the west, unknown of man,
Ships have sailed since the world began.
Read, if you dare, what Skelos wrote,
With dead hand fumbling his silken coat;
And follow the ships thru the wind-blown wrack--
Follow the ships that come not back. 

—Robert E. Howard

History

Origins

Skelos was an ancient mage who wrote sorcerous scrolls and (before humanity started bounding books) the Iron-Bound Book of Skelos (as did Shuma-Gorath, Vathelos and others), though it has also been stated that it was Vathelos who wrote the book of Skelos.

Other sources argue the exact nature of Skelos (including whether or not it is a person) remains unknown.

Death

Skelos eventually died in unrevealed circumstances.

After his death, he was buried in what became known as the Well of Skelos, allegedly guarded by demons, and by a "toad-thing", and located on the Isle of Hidden Gold, possibly the Isle of Skelos.

Hyborian Age

The Well of Skelos became known in Hyborian, Stygian and Black Coast lore.

The Isle of Skelos was an island of dark and impenetrable jungles where grew Hellnail Trees. Its relation to Skelos himself is unknown.

Skelos' name was invoked by dying people and in incantations.

Notes

• Skelos was created by Robert E. Howard in his Conan stories "Black Colossus", "The Devil in Iron", and "People of the Black Circle" (and presumably others).

See Also

• 10 mention(s) of Skelos (Earth-616)
• 2 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Skelos (Earth-616)
• 1 invocation(s) of Skelos (Earth-616)