Conan's Bestiary from Howard's tales
Sept 21, 2017 21:43:58 GMT -5
Post by amrathelion on Sept 21, 2017 21:43:58 GMT -5
Conan’s Bestiary, fauna and monsters found in the Robert E. Howard Conan tales:
Horseflesh or mounted steeds that Conan uses:
Rogues horse – Rogues in the House
Black Colossus horse – Black Colossus
Hillman steed – Black Colossus
Zuagir horse – A Witch Shall Be Born
Sold horse – The Man-Eaters of Zamboula
Swift bay stallion - The Man-Eaters of Zamboula
Black stallion – Queen of the Black Coast
Powerful steed - The Shumballa Typescripts
Camel – Xuthal of the Dusk
Kozaki horse –The Devil in Iron
Bhalkhana stallion – People of the Black Circle
Black stallion –People of the Black Circle
Cut down horse (accursed steed)(possibly Argossean, Stygian, or Kushite) - The Tombalku Typescripts
Horse without saddle - The Tombalku Typescripts
Giant (great) horse - The Tombalku Typescripts
Lean, wiry Kushite steed (if he found the one that Livia escaped on) – The Vale of Lost Women
Keshani (Kushite) horse – The Servants of Bit-Yakin
Horse – Red nails
Great black stallion - The Scarlet Citadel
Black stallion – The Hour of the Dragon
Great white horse – The Hour of the Dragon
Bay war-horse – The Hour of the Dragon
Great black stallion – The Hour of the Dragon
Final battle steed – The Hour of the Dragon
Monsters, Animals, Legendary Animals, and Cryptozoological Animals mentioned in the tales:
Yogtha plant (flora not fauna)
Fire-flies
Cat
Mountain Lion
Jaguar
Wildcat
Lynx
Panther
Leopard
Lion
Tiger
Silent Lions
Golden leopard
Saber-tooth tiger
Sphinx
Dog
Bloodhounds
Jackal
Wolf
Werewolf
Were-hyena
Grizzly
Otter
Weasel
Grey Squirrel
Rabbit
mouse
Rat
Musk-rats
Bat
Swine
Pig
Camel
Black camel
Horse
Black horses (nightmares)
Cattle
Ox
Bull
Buffalo
Cimmerian wild bull
Antelope
Deer
Moose
Elephant
Mammoth
Mastodon
Yogah or Yag-kosha
Shark
Whale
Walrus
Frog
Turtle
Alligator
Crocodiles
Rat-snake
Serpents
Venomous serpents
Viper
Adder
Cobra
Jade serpent
Giant python
Sacred great dark python
Golden serpent
Giant iridescent snake
Giant jade snake
Crawler (giant serpent of indeterminable hue)
Ghost snake
Satha the Old One giant snake
Giant Serpent (were-serpent)
Child of Set (serpent with human head)
Basilisk
Wyvern
Huge bat-like creature (pteranodon)
Dragon
Giant black scorpion
Black jade spider
Gigantic black spider
Monkey
Baboon
Ape
Black gorilla
Bull ape
Gray ape
Gray man-ape
Servants of Bit-Yakin (Hairy hominids)
Thak (beastman)
Winged Ape-man
Black Ones (giant humanoids)
Living iron statues
goblin
Ogre
Gay-plumed, harsh-voiced birds
Cormorant
Loon
Toucan
Parrot
Owl
Hawk
Eagle
Vulture
Giant vulture (were-vulture)
Raven (familiar)
Phoenix
Fire-being
Devil
Demon
Baboon mummy nightmare
Black Stranger (semi-human demon)
Swamp devil
Flying devil from the outer dark
Living skeleton
Ghoul
Zombie
Ghost
Souls of the damned
Slimy invisible incorporeal being
Akivasha (vampire)
Vampire
Mummy (Xaltotun, Thothmekri)
Liche (Thugra Khotan)
Child of the dark (wraith)
Strangling mist
Tittering monstrosity (octopus, jelly, frog-like)
Thog
Thaug
Satyr
Nymph
Gargoyle
Conan is compared to these animals:
Lion
Tiger
Panther
Mountain Lion
Jaguar
Wolf
Grizzly
Bull
Stallion
Ape
Cat
Great cat
I might have missed a few.
Horseflesh or mounted steeds that Conan uses:
Rogues horse – Rogues in the House
Black Colossus horse – Black Colossus
Hillman steed – Black Colossus
Zuagir horse – A Witch Shall Be Born
Sold horse – The Man-Eaters of Zamboula
Swift bay stallion - The Man-Eaters of Zamboula
Black stallion – Queen of the Black Coast
Powerful steed - The Shumballa Typescripts
Camel – Xuthal of the Dusk
Kozaki horse –The Devil in Iron
Bhalkhana stallion – People of the Black Circle
Black stallion –People of the Black Circle
Cut down horse (accursed steed)(possibly Argossean, Stygian, or Kushite) - The Tombalku Typescripts
Horse without saddle - The Tombalku Typescripts
Giant (great) horse - The Tombalku Typescripts
Lean, wiry Kushite steed (if he found the one that Livia escaped on) – The Vale of Lost Women
Keshani (Kushite) horse – The Servants of Bit-Yakin
Horse – Red nails
Great black stallion - The Scarlet Citadel
Black stallion – The Hour of the Dragon
Great white horse – The Hour of the Dragon
Bay war-horse – The Hour of the Dragon
Great black stallion – The Hour of the Dragon
Final battle steed – The Hour of the Dragon
Monsters, Animals, Legendary Animals, and Cryptozoological Animals mentioned in the tales:
Yogtha plant (flora not fauna)
Fire-flies
Cat
Mountain Lion
Jaguar
Wildcat
Lynx
Panther
Leopard
Lion
Tiger
Silent Lions
Golden leopard
Saber-tooth tiger
Sphinx
Dog
Bloodhounds
Jackal
Wolf
Werewolf
Were-hyena
Grizzly
Otter
Weasel
Grey Squirrel
Rabbit
mouse
Rat
Musk-rats
Bat
Swine
Pig
Camel
Black camel
Horse
Black horses (nightmares)
Cattle
Ox
Bull
Buffalo
Cimmerian wild bull
Antelope
Deer
Moose
Elephant
Mammoth
Mastodon
Yogah or Yag-kosha
Shark
Whale
Walrus
Frog
Turtle
Alligator
Crocodiles
Rat-snake
Serpents
Venomous serpents
Viper
Adder
Cobra
Jade serpent
Giant python
Sacred great dark python
Golden serpent
Giant iridescent snake
Giant jade snake
Crawler (giant serpent of indeterminable hue)
Ghost snake
Satha the Old One giant snake
Giant Serpent (were-serpent)
Child of Set (serpent with human head)
Basilisk
Wyvern
Huge bat-like creature (pteranodon)
Dragon
Giant black scorpion
Black jade spider
Gigantic black spider
Monkey
Baboon
Ape
Black gorilla
Bull ape
Gray ape
Gray man-ape
Servants of Bit-Yakin (Hairy hominids)
Thak (beastman)
Winged Ape-man
Black Ones (giant humanoids)
Living iron statues
goblin
Ogre
Gay-plumed, harsh-voiced birds
Cormorant
Loon
Toucan
Parrot
Owl
Hawk
Eagle
Vulture
Giant vulture (were-vulture)
Raven (familiar)
Phoenix
Fire-being
Devil
Demon
Baboon mummy nightmare
Black Stranger (semi-human demon)
Swamp devil
Flying devil from the outer dark
Living skeleton
Ghoul
Zombie
Ghost
Souls of the damned
Slimy invisible incorporeal being
Akivasha (vampire)
Vampire
Mummy (Xaltotun, Thothmekri)
Liche (Thugra Khotan)
Child of the dark (wraith)
Strangling mist
Tittering monstrosity (octopus, jelly, frog-like)
Thog
Thaug
Satyr
Nymph
Gargoyle
Conan is compared to these animals:
Lion
Tiger
Panther
Mountain Lion
Jaguar
Wolf
Grizzly
Bull
Stallion
Ape
Cat
Great cat
I might have missed a few.