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*alphabet, Gorean
-(noun): composed of 28 characters derived from the various alphabets of Earth, such as Greek, Roman, oriental or Cretan influences, among others.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 9
*armored gatch
-noun): a marsupial mammal which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 312
*axe, great (Torvaldsland)
-(noun): described as a great, curved, single bladed axe of hardened iron with a blunt hammer-like head, it is carried in a leather loop hung from a broad leather belt worn from the left shoulder to the right hip. It is fastened there by a hook, that the weight of the ax will not turn the belt, which fits into a ring in the master belt.
Book 9: Marauders of Gor, pages 27, 39, and 50
*bucket, grease
-(noun): a narrow, cylindrical, capped bucket full of tar and tallow that hangs under wagons, the handle of a brush protruding through a hole in the cap. This accessory is commonly used to grease moving parts on the wagons.
Book 23: Renegades of Gor, page 19
*Caste, Gorean
-(noun): rigid social structure which is conferred by birth on Goreans except for slaves, outlaws, and Initiates. There are 5 high castes (Initiates, Scribes, Builders, Physicians, Warriors), privileged by their status to be privy to Double Knowledge, unlike the many lower castes (tradesmen, craftsmen, artisans, artists, etc.) who may know only First Knowledge. Governments are elected and administered by High Caste members only. The Caste is a source of life long pride and brotherhood. The welfare of the Caste takes precedent over individual members. It is possible to change caste, but it is rarely done. To lose Caste is the ultimate in dishonor.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, pages 41-42
Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor, page 71
Book 14: Fighting Slave of Gor, pages 209 - 211
Book 22: Dancer of Gor, pages 186-187
Book 24: Vagabonds of Gor, page 378
*coin girl
-(noun): a slave girl who with a coinbox and triangular flat bell chained around her neck is sent out in the streets of a city to earn money from masters in return for her sexual use; woe to the girl who does not return with a jangling coin-box attached to her neck chain.
Book 15: Rogue of Gor, page 89-90
Book 16: Guardsman of Gor, page 143
*disk golden tarn
-(noun): the gold tarn disk of Ar is considered to be the standard by which other cities, such as Ko-Ro-Ba and Port Kar. set the value of their own coinage. It is worth, generally, 10 silver tarsks, but standardization is slight due to the shaving or splitting of the coin as well as faulty scales that contribute to the debasing of the coinage.
Book 15: Rogue of Gor, page 155
*first girl
-(noun): slave appointed by the Master to oversee other usually younger or less experienced girls; she rules when FreePersons are not present as the Master, but she is subject to his total authority.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 78
Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 231
Book 22: Dancer of Gor, page 170, 211, and 380
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 123
*flute girl
-(noun): a slave trained in the art of music, specifically the playing of the double flute. They perform at various functions and are available for sexual use by those free men of their audience.
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, pages 118-122
*foot, Gorean
-(noun): slightly longer than the Earth foot based on supposition that each of its 10 horts is roughly 1 1/4 inches long (12 1/2 inches Earth measure); it's standard is a metal rod kept at the Sardar. Also called the Merchant's Foot.
Book 6: Raiders of Gor, page 127
*gag, common
-(noun): heavy, rolled-leather wadding thrust back behind the teeth, over the tongue of a slave, secured in place by a broad, mouth-covering strap, with three smaller straps attached to it.
Book 22: Dancer of Gor, page 271
*game of favors
-(noun): a game played by Free Woman at the Carnival where each woman is given ten scarves and must run about asking for the men to accept her favor; the goal to be the first to get rid of the scarves and run back.
Book 20: Players of Gor, page 44
*gant, arctic
-(noun): migratory bird that nests on cliffs in the Hrimgar Mountains, the southern border of the polar north. When frozen, their eggs are eaten like apples.
Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 196
*gant, jungle
-(noun): a bird related to the marsh gant which inhabits the river in rainforests inland of Schendi.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 311
*gant, marsh
-(noun): a small long-legged horned bird; broad-billed and broad-winged; hunted by marsh girls It's cry is imitated by the rence people as as a surreptitious means of communication.
Book 6: Raiders of Gor, pages 4, 10, 41, 44
Book 24: Vagabonds of Gor, page 128
*garbage death
-(noun): the death for a slave where a slave is bound naked, and thrown to canal urts, as in Port Kar.
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 313
*garden, walled
-(noun): term used for the place highborn Free women are raised in until a suitable suitor is found.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 107 and 108
*giani
-(noun): tiny cat-sized panther of solitary habits which inhabits the low branches of ground level in rainforests inland of Schendi.
Book 13: Explorer's of Gor, page 312
*gieron
-(noun): an allergen which causes a yellowing of the whites of the eyes; in combination with sajel, a pustulent, it reproduces the symptoms of the Bazi plague.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 154
*gim, horned
-(noun): a small purplish owl-like bird with tufts over eyes c. 4 ozs. in weight which inhabits the forests of northern Gor.
Book 7: Captive of Gor, pages 39 and 97
*gim, lang
-(noun): an insectivorous bird which inhabits the ground level of rainforests inland of Schendi.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 311
*gim, yellow
-(noun): a bird related to the horned gim which inhabits the second level of rainforests inland of Schendi.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 311
*gint
-(noun): a tiny (6 inches) freshwater fish which inhabits the rivers of the rainforests inland of Schendi; it has bulbous eyes and flipper-like fins; is amphibious having both lungs and gills; is capable of walking on its pectoral fins; often found in the company of tharlarion feeding off the scraps of their kills.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, pages 299 and 384
*gint, giant
-(noun): a large cousin of the gint found in western Gor similar in appearance but with a 4-spined dorsal fin; is also amphibious and capable of walking on its pectoral fins.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, pages 384 and 389-390
*girl catch
-(noun): a contest to settle disputes where young women free and slave are captured by the opposing village within a boundaried area.
Book 12: Beast of Gor, page 41
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 40
*girl-capture chain
-(noun): short chain used specifically to capture without serious damage; similar to the garrote in use but with chain in place of thin wire.
Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 180
*girl-yoke
-(noun): a narrow piece of wood with holes drilled in the middle and at each end. To secure a girl, thongs are looped through each end hole and the hole at the neck, attached to both wrists and neck.
Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 281
*girth cloth
-(noun): feed sacks, made of rough cloth are cut into strips, hemmed and sewn together to create a cloth ten feet long and one yard wide, This cloth is used to wrap newly hatched tharlarions as they emerge from the hot sand.
Book 14: Fighting Slave of Gor, page 262 and 272
*gitch
-(noun): biting insect; description is vague, although it is used near mention of roaches.
Book 21: Mercenaries of Gor, page 277
*gladius
-(noun): a short double-edged Gorean sword
Book 21: Mercenaries of Gor, page 387
*glana
-(adv): a female who is no longer a virgin or 'glana' preceded by the state of 'profalarina' indicating a female who is about to be 'falarina' and before that by 'meta glana' one who looks forward to her deflowering.
Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 203
Book 22: Dancer of Gor, page 128
*glass of the Builders
-(noun): apparently a spy glass or telescope. The following annotations describe it as long and used for observation, being 'snapped shut' after use aboard a ship.
Book 6: Raiders of Gor, pages 197, 201-203, 259, 260, and 271
*glave
-(noun): lighter, bladed, poles used by polemen on barges to cut through rushes and sedge in the marshes.
Book 6: Raiders of Gor, page 69
*Golden Beetle
-(noun) an insect roughly the size of a rhinoceros which lives in the caverns below the Nest of the Priest-Kings in the Sardar Mountains; its prey is the Priest-Kings themselves. It releases an aroma and exudate which is so compelling to a Priest-King that to die by that method is referred to as succumbing to the 'Pleasures of the Golden Beetle'
Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor, pages 180 and 274-276
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 31
*golden eating prong
-(noun): an eating utensil used in Turia, it has a single tine.
Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 83
Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 21
*golden slash
-(noun): a golden sash or scarf tied around the forehead of an assassin, this is the symbol that he is a messenger only, and not to be detained in any way.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, pages 176 and 182
*golden sphere
-(noun): sought by Saphar for it's value and thought to be a golden Priest King egg, it was later found to be a worthless tharlarion egg painted gold by Tuchuks.
Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 316
*Gor, planet of
-(noun): as Tarl was taught by his father, 'Gor is the name of this world'. In all the languages of the planet, it means 'Home Stone'. The planet is also called the Counter-Earth from the writings of the Pythagoreans who first speculated on it's existence. According to the Initiates, Gor was originally a satellite of a distant sun in the Blue Galaxies. It was moved several times from star to star by the Priest-Kings, by one theory, but, according to the 'Theory of the Sun Shield', it has remained in the same place, undiscovered because it is placed as a counterpoise to the Earth. It has the same plane or orbit and maintains that position, with occasional adjustments by the Priest-Kings, to always keep 'The Central Fire' between it and it's planetary sister, Earth.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, pages 26, 28, 32 and 33
*gorean love bow
-(command): a girl is arched backward and bound over an object for usage exposing her fully to the Master.
Book 9: Marauders of Gor, page 261
*grasshopper, red
-(noun): beyond color, this insect is described as weighing around 4 ounces.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 293
*greetings
-(interjection): common expression used by goreans in salutation and recognition.
Book 6: Raiders of Gor, page 153
Book 7: Hunters of Gor, page 62
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 253
Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 196
Book 16: Guardsman of Gor, page 141
Book 21: Mercenaries of Gor, page 444
Book 22: Dancer of Gor, page 309
*grub borer
-(noun): an insectivorous bird which inhabits the ground level of rainforests inland of Schendi.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 311
*grunt
-(noun): a large carnivorous salt-water fish which inhabits Thassa; is often attracted by the blood of a wounded creature.
Book 9: Marauders of Gor, page 59
*grunt, blue
-(noun): a small voracious carnivorous freshwater fish related to the Thassa grunt; like its larger cousin it is attracted by blood.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 267
*grunt, great speckled
-(noun): a fish inhabiting the Thassa and caught as food for sailors.
Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 360
*grunt, white-bellied
-(noun): a large game fish which haunts the plankton beds in the Polar North to feed on parsit fish. It's eggs are considered a rare delicacy.
Book 9: Marauders of Gor, page 59
Book 14: Fighting Slave of Gor, page 276
*guernon monkey
-(noun) found in the jungle along the Ua river; recognized by their chattering sound.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 307
*gull, coasting
-(noun): found in Torvaldsland is this broad winged bird with black tips on its wings and tail feathers, similar to the Vosk gull. It's feathers are used on the war arrows of Torvladsland.
Book 9: Marauders of Gor, page 235
*gull, Schendi
-(noun): inhabiting the area around Schendi on the Thassa, they nest on land at night.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 99
*gull, vosk
-(noun): a gull of the Vosk Delta and Vosk River, it apparently has a loud or insistent cry, which is imitated by the rence people as a means of surreptitious communication at night. It's feathers are used on sheaf arrows. It winters on the prairies of the Wagon Peoples and flies north in the spring, when the ice breaks up.
Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 137
Book 15: Rogue of Gor, page 314
Book 24: Vagabonds of Gor, page 128
*gunni
-(noun): training devices used by arena fighters which consist of lead weights with handles, each weighing about the same as a sledge hammer. They are held during training for muscle strengthening.
Book 14: Fighting Slaves of Gor, page 239
*gur
-(noun): thin white honey-like liquid secreted in the Nest by a large grey domesticated arthropod which feeds on Sim plants; when fermented in the social stomachs of somnolent Priest-Kings ritually fed to the Mother of the Nest on the Feast of Tola.
Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor page 214
*gur carrier
-(noun): mutated Muls who can climb walls and who gather the fermented Gur for the Feast of Tola.
Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor, page 166
*hith, golden
-(noun): a rare Gorean python, so large, it would be difficult for a man to encircle it's body with his arms.
Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor, page 191
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 311
*hook-billed gort
-(noun): a carnivorous hunting bird of the rainforests inland of Schendi; preys on ground urts.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 311
*last girl
-(noun): used to denote either the newest girl on a chain, or the least of all the girls.
Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 240
*luck girl
-(noun): a slave girl who acts as mascot onboard ship; her use is usually reserved for the captain of the ship but she may be shared with the crew usually as a disciplinary measure.
Book 16: Tribesmen of Gor, page 61
*lure girl
-(noun): slaves who are set out by their master's to entice men for the purposes of empressing as crewmen or in work gangs. While the man is delightfully distracted, her master's men accost him and hustle him away.
Book 22: Dancer of Gor, page 244
*midnight, Gorean
-(noun): the twentieth ahn.
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 26
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 180
*night gate
-(noun): a gate or gates monitored to allow passage of bona fide citizens to and from the city after dark.
Book 21: Mercenaries of Gor, page 102
*noon, gorean
-(noun): 10th ahn is the gorean noon.
Book 22: Dancer of Gor, pages 278 and 324
*Pentilicus Tallux
-(noun): a renowned poet of the Ar of one hundred years ago, the Great Theater in Ar is named for him. It has a huge stage which can accommodate a thousand actors.
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page110
*Pleasure Garden
-(noun): the name for a beautifully landscaped walled area at a wealthy Gorean home. Besides the decoration of flowers and foliage, slave girls may be kept there.
Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 217
*pot girl
-(noun): a slave girl whose main function is cooking and other menial tasks; used
Book 5: Assassin of Gor, page 164
*rainforest, ground zone
-(noun): the 'undergrowth' of the rainforest. Extending from the ground to the lower canopies, this ecological zone is home to species of birds, snakes and insects. Many small animals, such as the giani, jit monkeys and four toed leaf urts are found in this zone as well. On the floor itself are marsupials, tarsk, twenty kinds of single-horned tabuk, and jungle larls and panthers.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 311
*second growth patches
-(noun): area's of the jungle that are impenetrable or almost impenetrable, not characteristic of the virgin rain forest. They occur when land is cleared and abandoned. Often found along rivers.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 313
*silk girl
-(noun): term used by those of Torvaldsland to denote a slave girl from the southern cities; often used disparagingly.
Book 9: Marauders of Gor, page 144
*slave girtle
-(noun): a length of cord tied about a girl to mold a slave tunic to her form and enhance her curves, able to be crisscrossed about the body.
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, pages 21, 28-30
*slave goad
-(noun): an electrical device much like a cattle prod used for controlling and disciplining slaves.
Book 5: Assassin of Gor, page 84
*slave porridge
-(noun): a cold unsweetened mixture of water and Sa-Tarna meal on which slaves are fed; in Torvaldsland it is called 'bond-maid gruel' and often mixed with pieces of chopped parsit fish.
Book 5: Assassin of Gor, page 126
Book 7: Captive of Gor, page 208
Book 9: Marauders of Gor, page 56, 63 - 65
Book 22: Dancer of Gor, page 66
*sleen, gray
-(noun): said to be Gor's finest tracker, this six legged sleen is a furred mammal with silver gray fur. It has an agile, sinuous body, thick as a drum and is 14-15 feet long. The gray sleen has a broad triangular head and a huge jaw with two rows of fangs and a dark tongue. It's widely set eyes have slit-like pupils. As is true for all sleens, it has six legs. This breed is relentless and tenacious. It can follow a scent that is weeks old for a thousand pasangs.
Book 22: Dancer of Gor, pages 160-161
*spear, gorean
-(noun) about seven feet in height, heavy, stout, with a tapering bronze head some eighteen inches in length. It is a terrible weapon and, abetted by the somewhat lighter gravity of Gor, when cast with considerable force, can pierce a shield at close quarters or bury its head a foot deep in solid wood.
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 21
*sun gate
-(noun): one or several are found in most cities, so called because they are commonly opened at dawn and closed at dusk, their hours of ingress and egress determined by the diurnal cycle.
Book 21: Mercenaries of Gor, page 102
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 9 and 20
*ta-grape
-(noun): edible purple fruit, the size of a small plum, from which Ta-wine is made, usually associated with the terraces of Cos, but also found in various locales of similar latitude
Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor, page 45
Book 10: Tribesman of Gor, page 213
Book 20: Players of Gor, page 291
Book 21: Mercenaries of Gor, page 81
*tarn disk, gold
-(noun): a unit of currency of the highest value on Gor; also made in double- weight; many cities on Gor mint their own money but the gold tarn disk of Ar is the standard for much of Gor.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 191
*tarn goad
-(noun): an electrical device much like a cattle prod used for controlling tarns; is c. 20 inches long.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 50
*tarsk, giant
-(noun): presumably similar to the common tarsk, however it stands 10 hands at the shoulder and is hunted with lances from tarnback.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 346
*Ta-Sardar-Gor
-(phrase: lit. 'To the Priest-Kings of Gor'): a libation which varies in formality from the simple statement, loudly proclaimed to a ritual in which a few grains of meal colored salt and a few drops of wine are placed in a fire.
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 13
Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 89
*tent, Gorean campaign
-(noun): in large fixed camps, the tents of Tarnsmen are circular with a conical roof and have an entrance canopy. A pennon bearing the insignia of the particular unit is affixed to it's top. These tents follow the tarnsmen in their flights, borne on supply wagons of the main body.
Book 24: Vagabonds of Gor, page 51
*Tor-tu-Gor
-(noun: lit. 'light upon the Home Stone'): the sun.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 28
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 52
*urt, giant
-(noun): fat, sleek, and white, it has 3 rows of needle-like white teeth and 4 horns.
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 86
*urt, gliding
-(noun): animal living in the canopies of the rainforests inland of Schendi.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 311
*urt, ground
-(noun): a small animal which inhabits the floor of the rainforests inland of Schendi.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 312
*vegetables, common Gorean
-(noun): these are common Earth vegetables found on various parts of Gor, listed with their annotations: mushroom, beans, turnips, carrots, radishes, onions, peas, cabbage, peppers, and garlic.
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 29
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, pages 37 and 47
Book 9: Marauders of Gor, pages 81 and 102
Book 21: Mercenaries of Gor, page 82
*verr grass
-(noun): a brownish grass that grows, stubbornly, in the shaded spots of
the Tahari.
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 71
*white grunt, eggs of
-(noun): described as clustered, tiny black eggs of the white grunt served in a small golden cup with a small golden spoon.
Book 14: Fighting Slave of Gor, page 276
*wineskin, greased
-(noun): item used in a carnival-type game that entails a Free Man balancing ,for an allotted time, usually an ehn, on a filled wineskin that has the surface greased. Many times the prize is the full wineskin.
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 36
*yoke, girl
-(noun): a narrow piece of wood with holes drilled in the middle and at each end; to secure a girl in this yoke a thong is tied around one wrist the end of the thong then being passed through the hole in one end of the yoke; thong is then passed through the middle hole of the yoke wrapped around the girl's neck then passed back out through the same hole after which it is passed through the hole at the other end of the yoke so that her other wrist may be tied to the yoke
Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 196 and 197
*arrow, hunting
-(noun): an arrow with a long tapering point fastened firmly to the shaft to assist in easy removal from prey
Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 40
*Askari Hodari
-(noun): a salute to the honor of another warrior; in Ushindi it means 'Brave Warrior' or simply 'Warrior'
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 442
*bow, horn, of the Innuit
-(noun): bow formed with split pieces of tabuk horn, bound with sinew which is not effective beyond thirty yards, used in the land of the Innuit to hunt tabuk on the tundra.
Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 205
*bow, horn, of the Wagon Peoples
-(noun): favored by the Wagon peoples, it hangs from their saddles. It does not have the range or force of the more powerful long bow or cross bow, but it is a fearsome weapon at close range. The young men of the Wagon Peoples are not given a name until they have mastered the bow, the lance and the quiva.
Book 13: Nomads of Gor, pages 11 and 66
*bracelets, hook
-(noun): leather cuffs with locks on them and snaps; they are soft and the snaps require no key. Some men enjoy them on their slaves; by means of the straps the girl may be variously secured by the locked cuffs
Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 297
*drum, Red Hunter's
-(noun): large, heavy, handled and disklike. The frame, made of wood with a cover of Tabuk hide, is struck on the frame with a stick, giving the drum an odd resonance sound.
Book 12: Beasts of Gor, pages 261-262
*Fort Haskins
-(noun): Boswell pass, bordered by the southern edge of the Thentis Mountains and the northern range of the Voltai, opens into The Barrens, the world of the Red Savage. Fort Haskins is situated at the foot of the pass. Once a trading post maintained by the Haskins Company and later a military outpost flying the flag of Thentis, it's military and strategic influence declined with the development of the Thentesian Tarn cavalries and the growth of the population. It is once again a trading center, maintained by the Caste of Merchants of Thentis.
Book 12: Savages of Gor, pages 76-77
*fountain, higher bowl
-(noun): the portion of the public fountains from which free persons drink. There is a lower level is available for the use of animals and slaves.
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, pages 216, 217, and 224-225
*gim, horned
-(noun): a small purplish owl-like bird with tufts over eyes c. 4 ozs. in weight which inhabits the forests of northern Gor.
Book 7: Captive of Gor, pages 39 and 97
*haik
-(noun): a loose, dark, head to toe garb of the Tahari. There is a small lace or mesh covered aperture for the wearer to look through, yet still be concealed.
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 341
*Hail
-(interjection): greeting for Freepersons that is usually reserved for recognized experts or champions in a particular field, from sword fighting to game playing.
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 52
*hair position
-(command): in this position a girl stands, crouching slightly behind the Master and deeply bows her head. From this position, she may be led, for example, or moved to another position or simply, controlled.
Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 409
*hammer, blubber
-(noun): used by the Red Hunters to pound whale blubber to loosen it's oil, it is wooden handled and has a stone head. The oil is used in oil lamps, for example.
Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 214
*hand signs, Red Savage
(noun): A mode of communication common to all the tribes of the Barren, sign is simple, easy to learn and adequate for relaying information.
Book 17: Savages of Gor, pages 242-249, 257 and 263
*hand, as chronology
-(noun): the Gorean week consisting of five (5) days; as in Waiting Hand.
Book 5: Assassin of Gor, page 78
*hand, as height
-(noun): a measurement of height, primarily of kaiila. Both the Wagon People's kaiila and the sand kaiila of the Tahari stand about twenty to twenty-two hands at the shoulder.
Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 13
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 70
*Hand, Kur
-(noun): name of a military unit in Kurii which consists of six Blood.
Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 22
*handle tie
-(noun): a girl's ankles are ties together with 12 inches between them and her wrists are bound before her with a lengthy tether; this tether is then drawn between her legs and tied about her neck forming a 'handle' that a Free Person can use to lead her.
Book 12: Beasts of Gor. page 173
*harbor side
-(noun): sailors of Cos refer to the left side of the ship by the port of destination and the right side of the ship by the port of registration. When the ports of destination and registration are the same, then the left side of the ship is called the 'harbor side', while the right side continues to be designated as before, by the port of registration. The expressions 'port' and 'starboard' do not exist in Gorean language.
Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 362
*Harl ring
-(noun): form of slave chain which consists of an ankle ring with a welded ring in back and a chain in front. The chains terminate in a locking device which can be attached to another Harl ring around a post or to itself in order to secure a slave. This chain was developed by Harl of Turia.
Book 8: Hunters of Gor, page 208
*harpoon, light
-(noun): used by Red Hunters to hunt and kill sea sleen, often from a kayak, it is used with a throwing board. The foreshaft, head, and point, made of bone, rests in the notch of the throwing board. The harpoon head is attached to a light rawhide line of twisted tabuk sinew which lies coiled in a tray.
Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 280
*harriga
-(noun): a bosk wagon used by the Wagon Peoples.
Book 4: Nomads of Gor , page 34
*har-ta!
-(command): faster!
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 57
Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 191
Book 17: Savages of Gor, pages 84 and 166
*haruspex
-(noun): a Tuchuk shaman who reads portents and tells the future. He furnishes various amulets and potions, primarily to women who seek magical intercession. Tuchuk women are not allowed to pray to the Sky as the men do. One object of the haruspex is a colored string, which is imbued with magical powers by the sequence of knots tied into it by the haruspex. It is the haruspex, during the Omen Year, who decides if the signs are favorable to choose an Ubar San of the Wagon Peoples. Various methods are used, 'for a piece of meat he would read the wind and the grass; for cup of wine the stars and the flight of birds; for a fat-bellied dinner the liver of a sleen or slave'.
Book 4: Nomads of Gor, pages 27 and 28
*heel position
-(command): the slave follows the Master at his heel, 'where she belongs'. Slightly behind and to his left or right, depending on which side is his weapon hand. The distance behind varies. A coffle of girls being led through a city, may follow inches behind, while in an open field, she may be 5 to 10 feet following.
Book 9: Marauders of Gor, page 123
Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, pages 30 and 109
Book 24: Vagabonds of Gor, page 381
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 117
*helmet, assassin's
-(noun): black helmet sometimes marked with the golden slash of the messenger.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 192
*helmet, captain's
-(noun): a helmet made identifiable by the crest of sleen fur at the top.
Book 6: Raiders of Gor, page 286
Book 9: Marauders of Gor, page 6
*helmet, common
-(noun): a plain helmet similar to the Greek helmets with a Y-shaped opening for eyes nose and mouth and cushioned with rolls of leather.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 22
Book 6: Raiders of Gor, pages 68 and 78
*helmet, northern
-(noun): conical shaped with a nose guard that can slip up and down; about the neck it usually has chain mail dangling from rings.
Book 9: Marauders of Gor, page 73
*helmet, Wagon Peoples
-(noun): conical iron helmet fur-rimmed a net of colorful chains dangling before the face to protect leaving only an opening for the eyes.
Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 10
*herlit
-(noun): this Gorean eagle of The Barrens has wingspan of 6-8 feet. It is carnivorous and has yellow feathers tipped with black. Also called 'Sun-Striker' or 'out-of-the-sun-it-strikes' for its habit of striking with the sun above and behind it.
Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 143
Book 18: Blood Brothers of gor, page 315
*hermit, yellow-breasted
-(noun): a bird of the Northern Forest, it beats with a sharp beak against trees, such as the Tur tree, to hunt for larvae.
Book 8: Hunters of Gor, page 106
*Hersius
-(noun): the Gorean name for the planet, Jupiter. Named for a legendary hero of Ar.
Note: an alternate spelling, i.e., 'Hesius', appears in later books in the series.
Book 5: Assassin of Gor, page 65
Book 22: Dancer of Gor, page 302
*High Caste
-(noun): upper caste system of Gor specifically the Initiates, Scribes, Builders, Physicians and Warriors. They are allowed Second Knowledge.
See: *Caste, gorean
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 42
*high-harness position
-(noun): a display position in which a kneeling slave is braceleted and leashed and commanded to hold her head very high exposing her neck.
Book 21: Mercenaries of Gor, pages 308-309
*hith, golden
-(noun): a rare Gorean python, so large, it would be difficult for a man to encircle it's body with his arms.
Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor, page 191
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 311
*Ho
-(prefix): in gorean is a common prefix indicating lineage
Book 24: Vagabonds of Gor, page 343
*homan
-(noun): a letter of the Gorean alphabet; derived from the Cretan alphabet.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 9
*Home Stone, city
-(noun): a stone that represents the soul of a city; to be without a Home Stone is to lack citizenship. It is said, 'A palace without a Home Stone is but a hovel; a hovel which contains a Home Stone is a palace.' The origin of the Home Stone, according to legend, came out of the past when Hesius performed great labors for the Priest-Kings and was promised a reward greater than gold. He was given a flat piece of rock with the single character representing his native village. When he questioned them, he was told the reward was indeed worth more than gold, and they called it a 'Home Stone'. The Home Stone of Ar is considered to be the oldest Home Stone.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 26
Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 142
Book 22: Dancer of Gor, page 302
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, pages 485-486
*Home Stone, dwelling
-(noun): a stone often circular and flat that is sacred to each dwelling and is to be defended ferociously by even the meanest peasant. It is said, 'A palace without a Home Stone is but a hovel; a hovel which contains a Home Stone is a palace.'
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 26
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 28
Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 142
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, pages 485-486
*hook-billed gort
-(noun): a carnivorous hunting bird of the rainforests inland of Schendi; preys on ground urts.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 311
*hopa
-(adj): red savage term meaning pretty or attractive.
Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 216
*horn, signal
-(noun): curved, bronze signal horns used by the men of Torvaldsland for communication, primarily between ships. There are about 40 codes of sound signals, such as, 'Attack,' 'Heave to,' 'Regroup,' and 'Communication desired'.
Book 9: Marauders of Gor, page 181
*hort
-(noun): a measure of distance equal to 1- 1/4 inches.
Book 6: Raiders of Gor, page 127
Book 22: Dancer of Gor, page 127
*hortator
-(noun): also known as a keleustes; on an oared ship, the man responsible for beating time for rowers on a copper drum or wooden block.
Book 6: Raiders of Gor, page 183
Book 20: Players of Gor, page 34
*hou
-(phrase): a form of greeting for Red Savages.
Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 240
*house marshal
-(noun): a position within a free woman's home responsible for security and/or travel.
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 13
*house slave
-(noun): one whose primary duties are inside the residence. Duties range from personal serving girls to kettle and mat girls.
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 312
*huda
-(noun): a measurement equaling 5 tefa; a tefa equals six tef and a tef equals a handful with five fingers closed.
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 46
*hunter's catch
-(noun): slave garb made of netting.
Book 16: Guardsman of Gor, page 108*hurt
-(noun): a domesticated marsupial raised on large fenced ranches in several of Gor's northern cities. It is a two legged animal and has black wool which is sheared four times a year by slaves. It is herded by domesticated sleen.
Book 5: Assassin of Gor, page 39
*hydria
- (noun): described as a high handled water vessel, something similar is used by slave girls to dip paga from simmering kettles.
Book 24: Vagabonds of Gor, page 16
*ice house
-(noun): a place Goreans can go to purchase ice during the summer, although most Goreans cannot afford this luxury; the ice cut from ponds in the winter and is stored under saw dust until use.
Book 16: Guardsman of Gor, page 295
*Immunity of the herald
-(custom): a tradition that an individual bearing a message between warring parties is immune from enslavement.
Book 6: Raiders of Gor, page 175
*iron collars, hung in
-(noun): an ancient modality of execution that involves the offenders being chained and suspended by iron collars on posts, taking two to three days to die.
-Book 23: Renegades of Gor, page 14
*keleutes
-(noun): also known as a hortator. On an oared ship, the man responsible for beating time for rowers on a copper drum or wooden block.
Book 6: Raiders of Gor, page 183 and 280
Book 20: Players of Gor, page 34
*knife, hook
-(noun): a common knife with a curved blade used in slave competitions or hand-to-hand combat
Book 5: Assassins of Gor, page 86 and 260
*leash, hair
-(noun): hair confined into a ponytail with a ribbon or wooden fillet, so called because it can be used as a method of seizure and control by the Master.
Book 22: Dancer of Gor, page 112
*Passage Hand
-(noun): the 5-day period between Gorean months which consist of five 5-day weeks.
Book 5: Assassin of Gor, page 78
*Red Hunters
-(noun): the men of the polar basin, of Indian heritage and similar physically, but culturally distinct from the Red Savages of the Barrens. Their babies are born with a blue spot at the base of their spine. They live as nomads, dependent on the migrations of tabuk, and the sea sleen. The Red Hunters refer to themselves as the Innuit, which, in their tongue means, 'The People'. They are few in number, and live in scattered, isolated, communities. Culturally, they tend to be gentle, kindly and friendly, even to strangers. .
Book 12: Beasts of Gor, pages 36, 155-156, and 188-189
*Sign of the Hammer
-(noun): the sign of Thor, made by holding up a clenched fist. In Torvaldsland, spiritual allegiance is to ancient gods, such as Odin and Thor.
Book 9: Marauders of Gor, pages 48 and 82
*slave harness
-(noun): a slave garment or bond not otherwise described.
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, pages 108-109
*slave heat
-(adj): the intense need and passion of a slave girl.
Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 242
*slave hobble
-(noun): a chain consisting of a wrist-ring and an ankle-ring joined by 7 inches of chain it is fastened on one ankle and the opposite wrist.
Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 154
*slave hood
-(noun): a leather hood having no opening for eyes mouth or ears which covers a slave's entire head; usually has a gag attachment.
Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 146
*sleen, hunting
-(noun): the hunting sleen is a hunter of men. It is 20 feet in length and weighs eleven hundred pounds. This domesticated forest sleen is double-fanged and six-footed. It's tail tends to switch back and forth, getting rigid, as it hunts, it's ears flatten against it's head just prior to it's final 'charge' attack on it's prey.
Book 12: Beasts of Gor, pages 12-13
*tharlarion, high
-(noun): agile tharlarion used as a mount for riding. They have very short almost useless forelegs; carnivorous.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, pages 115 and 125
*tree, Hogarthe
-(noun): a tree of the Barrens named for one of the early explorers of the area. They tend to grow on the banks of small streams or muddy, sluggish rivers. Because they are so similar to poplar trees of Earth, Tarl imagines their seeds may have been transported to Gor.
Book 18: Blood Brothers of Gor, page 300
*urt hunter
-(noun): men who attach ropes to the necks of slave girls and swim them in the canals to attract canal urts. The urts are speared as they rise to the bait. The urt hunters are credited with keeping the urt population of the canals manageable.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 32
*veil, house
-(noun): the next-to-last veil worn by free women esp. when in the company of men not of her own family; worn over the pride veil and under the street veil upon leaving the house.
Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 107
*Waiting Hand
-(noun): the 5-day period between the 12th Passage Hand and the beginning of the New Year which begins on the Vernal Equinox.
Book 5: Assassin of Gor, page 78
*whale, Hunjer
-(noun): toothed whale hunted by the Red Hunters.
Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 36
*whistle, herlit-bone
-(noun): a whistle made from the bone of the herlit used by the Kaiila tribe in the performance of the great dance.
Book 18: Blood Brothers of Gor, page 276
