Talk:Asura

Vendhya in the far east is the cradle and stronghold of Asura-worsip.We meet it in The people of the black circle and in The hour of the dragon. It probably dates back to long before the days of king Kull. In the days of Kull a sage named Raamaa had much the same role as later Epimetreus the sage to the hyborians. The hindu god Rama was allegedly born in historicdal Ayodya which also is the capital of Vendhya. Also in Kulls days the scorpion was a symbol for good. the one tradition where the scorpion is wieved favorably is in buddhism, originally from India = Vendhya. "Asura" is the indian version of persian "Ahura", as in Ahura mazda, god of zoroastrianism and in some versions father of the god Mithra. "Mitra" is the indian, and of course hyborian, version. Indian Mitra is strongly connected to lord of heaven Varuna. Ahura mazda(= The wise lord) is arguably originally an epiteth of Varuna. Asura-worsip is present since long in the hyborian lands, albeit often persecuted. In Aquilonia it finds a protector in king Conan.