The song's title is a reference to the legend of Abaris the Hyperborean. Soon, Conan rescues his son and massacres a coven of Hyperborean warlocks. Others fled the path of Hyperborean expansion before ever engaging them in war. Founded by Walter L. Strauss, Abaris is named for Abaris the Hyperborean. This kind of wild beast is found in the Hyperborean Mountains. He is said to have fathered three giant Hyperborean priests of Apollo by Chione. The Hyperborean cycle mixes cosmic horror with an Iron Age setting.