The God in the Bowl

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"The God in the Bowl" is a Conan the Barbarian story written by Robert E. Howard. Written in 1932 or 1933, but not published. A version edited by L. Sprague de Camp was first published in September, 1952. The original version was first published in 1975.

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Tropes used in The God in the Bowl include:

• The Corpse Stops Here: Being found by the body doesn't help Conan
• Evil Is Not a Toy: Do not open the bowl
• Faking and Entering: Kallian opens the bowl to look for valuables, since he can claim the burglar took them.
• Flat Earth Atheist: Dionus
• Reasonable Authority Figure: Demetrius generally comes across as one.
• The Scapegoat: Dionus plans this for Conan
• Snake People: One, in a jar
• Unknown Rival: Thoth-Amon and Conan