History
Pre-Cataclysmic Age and Great Cataclysm
The Tarim has two known and contradictory origins:
- During the Pre-Cataclysmic Age, before the Great Cataclysm, Tarim was a minor spirit.[3]
- During the Cataclysm, in Lemuria, a man called Tarim rose and led his tribe to flee aboard ships westward,[4] on the eastern coast of the Thuria[5] (later known as the eastern shore of the Vilayet).[4]
The Tarim Incarnate was the living embodiment of the greatest Hyrkanian deities, a man-god for whom a holy war was being waged. He was told by the High Priest Kharam-Akkad about the Mirrors of Thuzun Thune, a tale revolving around King Kull of Valusia.[6]
Following the Great Cataclysm, circa 18,000 BC, the Tarim brought Erlik worship to the Hyrkanians, who founded the Turanian Empire.[7]
Hyborian Age
After the invasion of Makkalet, the Living Tarim was discovered by Conan to be in fact a diseased, inbred imbecile. The soldiers of Turan accidentally killed the Tarim with arrows, while the Cimmerian Conan fled his chamber. Prince Yezdigerd nevertheless celebrated his victory with a parade, marching the robed figure of the Tarim through the city, while only he and Sulimar knew underneath the robes a skeleton was all that remained.[8]
See Also
- 4 appearance(s) of Tarim (Earth-616)
- 1 minor appearance(s) of Tarim (Earth-616)
- 7 mention(s) of Tarim (Earth-616)
- 1 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Tarim (Earth-616)
- 96 invocation(s) of Tarim (Earth-616)
- 1 image(s) of Tarim (Earth-616)
Links and References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Conan the Barbarian #20
- ↑ Conan the Savage #9; City Under Siege
- ↑ Savage Sword of Conan #37; Sons of the White Wolf
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Conan the Barbarian #19
- ↑ Savage Sword of Conan #8; The Hyborian Age Chapter 2: The Rise of the Hyborians
- ↑ Conan the Barbarian #25
- ↑ Thor & Hercules: Encyclopaedia Mythologica #1; The Tenger's entry
- ↑ Conan the Barbarian #26
