Pathenia

[Möhbius of Numalia]

What the heck is Pathenia? Where was it first mentioned? What is happening there and who, if any, is inhabiting it? (Giant apes?).

I don't remember any Conan tale where this region appeared or was mentioned, so I suppose it has something to do with some of the "pasti-thingies". But I happen to own quite a number of them (and even have actually read most of these!).

I think I can only recall something related to Erlik or Erlik worship coming from there... Is that for real or I am mistaking here?

 

[Mythos]

Pathenia:---a "forbidden" country presumed to be in the bare, black mountainous uplands of northern Khitai, beyond the Loulan Plateau. It was the home of gigantopithecan snow-apes. Yahlgan, the Sacred City of Erlik is in Pathenia. (Flame Knife, Savage Sword #219, "Black Hound of Death", by Roy Thomas)

Does that help?

 

[Mythos]

BTW, I got the information from Dale Rippke's excellent collection of Conan material.

 

[Möhbius of Numalia]

BTW, I got the information from Dale Rippke's excellent collection of Conan material.

Again, thanks a lot.
Is it possible to access to that collection in any way?

 

[Deathdealer]

Is it possible to access to that collection in any way?

Here it is

http://www.dodgenet.com/~moonblossom/Cgaze.htm

 

[slaughterj]

Interesting, since it came from the Flame Knife with REH and de Camp, I wonder how much of Pathenia (i.e., its existence) came from REH versus de Camp...

 

[Fernando]

Interesting, since it came from the Flame Knife with REH and de Camp, I wonder how much of Pathenia (i.e., its existence) came from REH versus de Camp...

As far as I know, Pathenia was a DeCamp's creation. Originaly The Flame Knife was an El Borak's tale, named Three-Bladed Doom and written by REH.