Glurin
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Yeah, but Zath won’t let you do anything but look. 
This one was just going to gnash teeth that any remnant Lemurians probably existed by the grace of Dagon (or some related machination) and that Funcom deciding to associate them with Derketo was extremely jarring, for reasons you already mentioned. This one could imagine a small remnant holding on in a bizarre magical preserve like the Exiled Lands. A place where priest of Mitra and Set spawn right next to each other and do not aggro on each other. In such an unnatural place, the vestiges of a long forgotten people may clinge to existence…
But even more disappointing was that the Sunken City didn’t do for player interactions with Dagon what the Midnight Grove did with Jhebbal Sag.
But yes, Lemurian=Derketo is one of this one’s grand pet peeves and is a purely Funcom invented shenanigan.
Which is one of the reasons this one must hold down the bile whenever lore is held up as a reason why this thing or the other must or cannot be done…
Cluck, the @#$& pirates would be a better fit for Derketo.
Tephra
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A portion of the Lemurians arrived in the Exiled Lands while escaping from the loss of Lemuria. Whatever happened to the Lemurians in Hyboria is irrelevant, those were different groups of refugees.
During the ancient history of the Exiled Lands, when the Lemurian Remnants first made peace, then war with the Giant-kings, the Exiled Lands were not yet a prison where every race was thrown together.
There were no Stygians, Shemites, or peoples of the Black Kingdoms who venerated Derketo here yet to influence the Lemurians’ negative view of the goddess.
Derketo is Dagon’s consort, so without other people the Lemurians did not like tainting their opinion of her, I think it is quite reasonable that the Lemurian Remnants, cut off from Hyboria, would find favor in Dagon’s partner.
What exactly happened with the Sunken City is a strange and mysterious thing, however, as Lemurians seem to have betrayed Dagon’s avatar and have fallen in with Set (as evidenced by Set’s eyes in the Ritual Keeper’s pockets).
It may be that there was a schism within the Lemurians, as there are still locations named after Dagon in the jungle - though those may just be old names that are no longer relevant. Alternatively, it may be that all of the Lemurian Remnants have turned their backs on Dagon for some reason, with those in the Sunken City turning to Set and those in Xel-ha turning to Derketo.
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This one must digress on the identification of Derketo as Dagon’s consort.
That was part of the Zembabwei belief system. A system where Dagon is lord of the Underworld, not the Seas.
Applying her as the consort of Dagon in Lemurian context is no more valid than expecting the Lemurians to call her Anuket the ■■■■■ (paid bed mate) of Set.
Which, for those not absolutely far too involved in the mythology here, was an appellation added as a token of Shemite Surrender to the forces of Stygia.
Significantly post dating the Lemurian catastrophe.
Given the Lemurians at the close of the Thurian Age would eventually become Hyrkanians. Who were a far distance removed from Zembabwei.
While some Lemurians had exchange with Atlanteans, Picts, and Valusia, and it is distinctly possible the Witch Queen’s “remnant of a remnant” refered to survivors who had come out of the Lemuria of the West, that still doesn’t connect to the Shemite pantheon and especially not Zembabwei.
But going back to the ■■■■■ (Professional Funtime Friend) of Set issue…
That might be something, as you mention the cultist in the Sunken City drops Eyes of Set like a priest of the old serpent. Is that because Set’s footprint is so heavy in the Exiled Lands, being the object of veneration of the Giant Kings and their guests in the Volcano? Or, alternatively, was it just lazy coding?
Tephra
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Well, it may not be a canonical source, but they were partners in the Conan the Barbarian comics.
However, with non-canon material, you can accept things as likely canon unless contradicted by canon. In this case, there is (as far as I am aware) nothing in the currently accepted canon within Conan Exiles that contradicts Derketo and Dagon being partners.
Which comic run?
This one is unfamiliar and would like to remedy that.
Also, entirely tongue in cheek, Dr Doom in Exiled Lands when?
Tephra
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The Marvel comics.
Yes, I acknowledge that Marvel is very much not-canon, however, the idea that Lemurians venerated Dagon did originate in the Marvel comics, so those comics’ stance on Dagon’s relationship with Derketo should matter more than other things in Marvel.
Which years if you recall?
Was it the recent run or the earlier one?
Conan as a comic franchise has been passed around as much as Derketo.
Okay, I admit I was being inaccurate in my statement, or rather, I was using the concept of “Middle East” more broadly than it’s usually understood. Then again, it’s a term coined by people who don’t live in the Middle East, so it’s a bit arbitrary anyway.
But if we include Egypt (for Set) and Persia (for Mitra), quite a lot of Hyborian gods fit under the umbrella.
Not exactly. The Hyborian god is inspired by the ancient Persian Mithra, but they’re not one and the same, any more than the Hyborian Set is the Egyptian Set or the Hyborian Ishtar is the Mesopotamian Ishtar, or the Nordheimer Ymir is the Scandinavian Ymir.
Oduda
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Well yes, that is what I mean. None of them are the same as our real world counterparts from history. I simply meant that he was named Mitra for a very specific reason. 
Yeah, and I understand why some posts in this thread would seem like people are trying to draw analogies from Mitra to the Abrahamic God. Some cross-pollination between the two seem to have happened historically, but some people are trying to apply more of our YHWH (or JHWH)'s portfolio to the Hyborian Mitra than he should have.
Oduda
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The letter J didn’t exist back then. 
I do agree with you on this!
Sorry, I didn’t bother to find the actually Hebrew letters to use on the forums since my wrist is broken and I’m trying to limit computer use at the moment.
J is used to replace Y in that transliteration in languages where ‘y’ exists as a vowel because, as we know, vowels weren’t usually used in ancient Hebrew writing.
Oduda
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Oh my I am very sorry to hear that. STOP TYPING!
But yes the J’s were introduced primarily as the religion was spread into Germany (or the lands that would become Germany at any rate).

(And I can type left-handed, even though it’s irritatingly slow.)
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When you see people arguing wheter Mitra is a good God because he grants healing and stuff vs his followers being too enthusiast in purifying corpses …
… while you pray to Crom, high on his mountain, who just stands there and doesn’t give a f*ck, so you killed people just because …

Scorpy
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I would totally love to see the item dispenser at work look like zath or yog or something 
Taemien
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Crom grants strength at birth and requires no sacrifice or prayer. He gives unconditionally. No other false god can claim that.
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That makes my think, wouldn’t it be nice if one could chose Crom for starting religion and have … don’t know, like 5 more stat points to spend at the cost of not being able to learn (or build altars) any other religion ?