History
Origins and early years[]
Zoragallus was the one true Prophet of Mitra[1] at some point during the Hyborian Age, or possibly during the Age of Acheron.
When the Prophet of Mitra lost himself in the Red Waste, he sustained himself from a spring.[2]
After his death, Zoragallus' bones rested beneath the flagstones of Pothrebia, one of the largest eastern capitals, which hosted the Great Temple of Mitra and a religious people, in Brythunia.[1]
Legacy in the Age of Conan[]
Aquilonian settlers believed in bringing the savage locals of the settled lands the word of the Prophet.[3]
When General Conan of the Nemedian Army IX Legion besieged Pothrebia, he faked death and allegedly converted to Mitraism in his final days, for him to be buried within the city walls. Pothrebia's leaders were lured to accept by a tribute, allegedly given for the construction of a shrine to the Prophet. As Conan's "funeral procession" reached the gate of the city, they revealed themselves as armed, took blocked the door and took control of the gate, while Conan rose and led the charge. Pothrebia was conquered and put to the flame, including the Great Temple of Mitra.[1]
Vitellus gave Conan the water from the spring of the Red Waste to extinguish the fires atop the Fingers of Sehdoula, in Stygia, in order to interrupt the ritual summoning Yog-Sothoth.[2]See Also
Links and References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Savage Sword of Conan #148 ; Besieger of Cities
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Savage Sword of Conan #152 ; Valley Beyond the Stars
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Savage Sword of Conan #163 ; Code of the Wolf