slave dance (noun): any of the sensuous and lascivious dances performed by slavegirls to entertain their masters; The dancing of a slave is a thousand times more sensuous than that of a free woman because of the incredible meanings involved the additional richness which this furnishes the explosive significance of this comprehension that she who dances is owned and theoretically could be owned by you. Book 22: Dancer of Gor, page 193
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 harness (noun): a slave garment or bond not otherwise described. Book 25: Magicians of Gor, pages 108-109 slave heat (noun): the intense need and passion of a slavegirl Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 242
slave hobble (noun): a chain consisting of a wrist-ring and an ankle-ring joined by 7" of chainl it is fastned 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
slave ignorance (noun): it is sometimes deemed appropriate that slaves be deliberately kept in ignorance, i.e., not knowing the names of their captors, their whereabouts, or what is to be done with them, at the Master's whim. Book 22: Dancer of Gor, pages 89 and 380-381
slave kennel (noun): a small room, usually 3'x3'x4', having an iron grill for a door in which a slave girl may be confined at night . Book 15: Rogue of Gor, page 117-118
slave lips (noun): When this command is given the slave turns her head up to the Master her lips pursed in a sensual kissing position. She remains motionless her lips thusly puckered and may not move until she is granted the kiss of a Master. Book 18: Blood Brothers of Gor, pages 111 and 404 Book 19: Kajira of Gor, page 224
slave locker (noun): a sort of temporary slave box available at a depot for fee carts, for example. Once the slave has entered the locker, a tarsk bit is inserted which allows for the turning and removal of the key, which the owner pockets until his return. This kind of slave locker is unattended. Book 24: Vagabonds of Gor, pages 423-424 Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 67
slave mat (noun): a course mat to which area a slavegirl may be ordered for discipline or rape; the girl may not leave the mat unless permitted by her master Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor, page 74
slave orgasm (noun): powerful orgasm in which a slave completely yields to the Master.. after which she can never be anything but a man's slave. Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 13
slave oval (noun): a method of chain a slavegirl consisting of a hinged iron loop which locks around her waist, with two sliding wrist- rings and a welded ring in the middle of the back Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 146
slave perfume (noun): perfumes designed to be worn by slavegirls; they are heavier and more sensual than those designed for free women Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 230
slave pole (noun): imaginary pole that 'transfixes' a dancing girl, by which she is 'held' during her dance Book 10: Tribesman of Gor, page 11
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
slave rag (noun): see Ta-Teera slave rape (noun): the sexual use of a slave girl; may be either tender or bruta, casual, deliberate or disciplinary. Book 10: Tribesman of Gor, page 34 Book 16: Guardsman of Gor, page 184
slave rape position (noun): This is a disciplinary position wherein the slave is ordered to lie supine and motionless in preparation for usage. Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 202
slave ring (noun): a heavy iron ring, c. 1' in diameter, to which a slave may be secured for security, discipline, or any other reason; often found in floors, interior & exterior walls (either 1' or 3' above the ground), attached to the foot of a master's sleeping couch, etc. Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor, page 48
slave sack (noun): a sack used primarily to transport slaves that ties off on at one end. Book 14: Fighting Slave of Gor, page 244
slave stake (noun): about four and one half feet in length and four inches in width, cut from wood. At it's top, about two inches from the end, a groove an inch deep is cut. A long leather tether is attached to a slave's neck and affixed to the stake. It is used for securing a slave for the night, for example. Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 349
slave steel (noun): generic term for collars, chains, siriks, etc. worn by slaves Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor, page 158
slave strap (noun): heavy strap or belt which buckles behind the wearer's back; in front, there is a metal plate with a welded ring, through which passes the 4 hort (5") chain of a pair of slave bracelets; designed to keep the wearer's hand before his body Book 8: Hunters of Gor, page 65
slave trap (noun): a trap of powerful steel that is lined by sharp teeth which snap shut on the slave's leg and locks closed until opened by a key. The trap is locked, unlike an animal trap to prevent it being pried open by strong hands. Book 8: Hunters of Gor, page 126
slave tunic (noun): a simple, sleeveless, pullover tunic of brown cloth, slit deeply at the hips with narrow shoulder straps, little more than strings .Some have a disrobing loop at the shoulder. Book 22: Dancer of Gor, pages 155 and 225 Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 21
slave veil (noun): a small triangle of diaphanous yellow silk, worn across the bridge of the nose and covering the lower half of the face; it parodies the heavy veils worn by free women, as it conceals nothing and often arouses the lust of masters
slave wagon (noun): a flat-bedded barred wagon like a large cage with a door in the rear in which many slaves may be transported at one time their ankles chained to a bar that runs down the center of the floor; tarpaulins are often used to cover the cage & hide the cargo. Book 7: Captive of Gor, page 65
slave whistle (noun): used in issuing signals summoning slaves and so on. Book 5: Assassin of Gor, page 84 slave wine (noun): a black, bitter beverage that acts as a contraceptive; its effect is instantaneous and lasts for well over a month; can be counter-acted with a another, sweet-tasting beverage (see: breeding wine). Book 9: Marauders of Gor, pages 23 and 83-84 Book 22: Dancer of Gor, page 174
slave wire (noun): a closely interwoven latticework of sharp, swaying strands, set at intervals of less than a hort. Serves as a confining fence. It's barbs and prongs could cut a slave to pieces. Book 22: Dancer of Gor, page 347
Slaver (noun): any person owning or dealing in human slavery. While all of the Caste of Slavers are slavers, not all slavers belong to the Caste. Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 315
Slaver's Caress (noun): a method of touching, without warning, a slavegirl who is being sold in order to exhibit her slave heat for potential buyers; also known as the Whip Caress, as it is commonly done using a coiled whip Book 5: Assassin of Gor, pages 294-295 Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 40
slaver's necklace (noun): fanciful term for a coffle of slave girls. Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 107 Slavers, Caste of (noun): the sub-caste of the Merchants, one who deals in human merchandise; their caste colors are blue and yellow Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 315
Slavers, League of Black (noun): a branch of the Caste of Slavers; they work out of Schendi and its environs. Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 16
slavery, vengence and contempt (adv): one form of vengeance slavery is proxy slavery where one woman, totally innocent, is enslaved and made to stand proxy for a hated, but unavailable woman, even being given her name. Ironically, even though the original woman may be found, the proxy is not released from slavery. Book 18: Blood Brothers of Gor, pages 139-140
slee (noun): a rodent which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 312
sleen (noun): a ferocious feline, some 20 feet long, having 6 legs and 2 rows of teeth; there are four types: the prairie sleen, which is tawny; the forest sleen, which is black or brown; the aquatic sea sleen; and the white snow sleen; can be domesticated for herding and tracking
Sleen (noun): one of the wilder tribes of Red Savages which inhabits the Barrens. Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 85
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
sleen knife (noun): knife carried, sheathed, at the waist of Panther Girls. Book 7: Captive of Gor, page 122
sleeping mat, chronometric (noun): mat with power switch and chronometric temperature device which may be set to have the mat turn cold before the first light as one has little inclination to remain in a freezing bed. The mat is rolled up or folded back after each use. Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 60
slime worm (noun): a long, slow, blind worm which inhabits the caverns below the Nest in the Sardar; scavenges the remains of the Golden Beetles kills Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor page 186
small people (noun): a tribe in the jungles of Schendi, not otherwise named. They are no more than 5 feet in height and weigh about 80 pounds at most. They have coppery skin and are probably of the Negroid race. They were slaves of the talunas until Tarl Cabot aided them in capturing and enslaving the last of the taluna women. Book 13: Explorers of Gor, pages 390-393 and 397-399
smoke signs, Red Savage (noun): a method of messaging over distance, using smoke from a fire set for that purpose. Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 255-256
soccer-like game (noun): soccerlike game with the leather ball with goals drawn in the turf played by the Red Hunters. Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 193
sorp (noun): a shellfish, common esp. in the Vosk river, similar to an oyster; like an oyster, it manufactures pearls Book 4: Nomads of Gor page 20
Spider People (noun): man-sized arachnids which inhabit the swampland near the city of Ar; they can communicate in human speech via the mechanical translators they wear around their abdomens; they spin Curlon Fiber which is used in the textile mills of Ar Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor page 81
Stabilization Serums (noun): a series of medical injections which, among other things, retards the aging process; an invention of the Priest-Kings, approved by them for use by humans; administered in 4 injections Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor, page 124 Book 5: Assassin of Gor, page 30 and 31 Book 7: Captive of Gor, pages 93 - 97 Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 282 Book 22: Dancer of Gor, pages 472-474
staff contest (noun): a game played, namely at fair-type events, where men compete with staffs in good-natured sport for various prizes. Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 40
stake position (command): When chained at a stake the with this command the slave lies down and is not permitted to rise even to her knees. Book 24: Vagabonds of Gor, page 386
staking, exposure death by (noun): A death from exposure used in Klima for those attempting to escape. As the term implies, a person is staked to the salt crusts, spread-eagled, until the heat of the Tahari sun kills. Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 265
staking, sleen death or punishment by (noun): an form of execution or punishment used when a Master is done with a slave; he may stake her for sleen, by staking ankles and legs widely apart between two stakes. The slave is blindfolded and cut on the thigh to draw blood, smearing it across her body, to attract the animal.. Book 8: Hunters of Gor, page 230 -231
state slave (noun): a state owned girl may have various duties, ranging from general cleaning to carrying messages. State tunics and collars are uniform, sleeveless and plain. Considered by most states an unenviable slavery. Book 25: Magicians of Gor, pages 340-341 and 376
steel tower (noun): the visible portion of a spaceship half buried in the Tahari Desert. It housed a destructive device, and was sent by the Kurii to destroy the planet Gor, hence the Priest-Kings. Their supposed prize was to be Earth, or Gor, as some believe, a planet to replace their ancient home, a planet destroyed by their own technology. The destructive device was destroyed at the last moment by Tarl Cabot, who had survived a punishing trip through the dunes, aided by a Kur who was in opposition to the politics of the Kurii. From this Kur, Cabot received the Tahari Ring. Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, pages 22-23, 44, 116, 166, 285-294, and 363
steel worlds (noun): an ancient race of Kurii, whose advanced technology contributed to the ruin of their planet, now share a boulder-strewn, enigmatic black space beyond the orbits of Gor, Earth and Mars, living on space ships such as the one found half buried in the Tahari. Since they have no planet of their own, they seek one, possibly Gor, or even Earth. The Priest-Kings constantly battle them, and monitor to see that they do not intrude beyond certain atmospheres, orbiting with the asteroids in their 'steel-world'. Book 9: Marauders of Gor, page 295 Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 362 Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 94
stimulation cage (noun): an ornate, fairly roomy cage, furnished comfortably with fabrics of all kinds, furs, cosmetics, perfumes, jewelry, etc. in which a naked slavegirl in training may be housed; its purpose is to awaken her senses, esp. the tactile senses, to everything in the world around her, so that she may be more pleasing to masters; in addition, it is just too short for her to stand upright, so that her head is always inclined in a gesture of submission Book 10: Tribesman of Gor page 24
Stone (noun): a unit of measurement equal to four earth pounds. There is an official stone, a solid metal cylinder which is kept near the Sardar. During fairs, cities, on a given day can test their stone against the 'standard' stone Book 6: Raiders of Gor, page 127 Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 138 Book 22: Dancer of Gor, page 127
Stones (noun): a guessing game in which one player must guess whether the number of stones hed in the fist of the second player is odd or even Book 7: Captive of Gor page 107 Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 34
story skin (noun): an artifact of the red savages... a series of drawings and pictographs on a skin used to tell a story... the beginning of the story is at the center of the skin reading it in a slow spiral outward.. by turning the skin Book 17: Savages of Gor page 36
stranger (noun): enemy Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor page 110 Street of Brands (noun): the city or area in a given city where slavers conduct their business Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor page 132
Street of Coins (noun): the street or area in a given city where banking and other financial transactions take place Book 12: Beasts of Gor page 45
Street of the Writhing Slave (noun): dark narrow street not far from the wharves in Victoria where most renters and dealers in coin girls keep their kennels on this street Book 16: Guardsman of Gor page 143 street veil (noun): the outermost veil worn by free women; worn over the house veil when leaving the house
strigil (noun): usually made of metal in a narrow, spatulate form. Used at bathing to scrap excess oils and dirt from pores. Book 23: Renegades of Gor, page 51
submission mat (noun): a scarlet mat, used in Tharna, on which a free woman, naked and bound with yellow cords, must submit as slave to her master, first hearing him recite a ritual poem, then yielding physically Book 18: Blood Brothers of Gor page 129
sugars, Gorean (noun): although the flavors of the sugars are not revealed, there are several colors. White and yellow are described, and other quotes speak of gorean sugars, and in particular four gorean sugars. Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, pages 89 and 105 Book 15: Rogue of Gor, page 132
sul (noun): a large, thick-skinned, starchy, yellow-fleshed root vegetable. It is a staple of the Gorean diet. Book 6: Raiders of Gor, page 219 Book 11:Slave girl of Gor, page 134 Book 16: Guardsman of Gor, page 234 Book 22: Dancer of Gor, page 80
sul paga (noun): clear, almost tasteless, but very potent alcoholic beverage made from suls. It is seldom available outside of the peasant villages where it is brewed. Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 134 and 414
sul plant (noun): vine with golden leaves. Book 3: Priest Kings of Gor, page 44
sula (command; lit. 'back'): at this command, a slavegirl will lie on her back, her hands at her sides, palms up, and with her legs spread wide to await her Master's pleasure Book 13: Explorers of Gor page 77
sullage (noun): a soup made prinicipally from suls, tur-pah, and kes, along with whatever else may be handy Book 3: Priest Kings of Gor page 44
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
Sun Lances (noun): a warrior society of the Sleen tribe of Red Savages Book 17: Savages of Gor page 314
Swamp Spiders (noun): man-sized acrachnids which inhabit the swampland near the city of Ar; they can communicate in human speech via the mechanical translators they wear around their abdomens; they spin Cur-lon Fiber, which is used in the textile mills of Ar Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor page 81
Sword Brother (noun): this is a part of the kinship of Warriors no matter what City one belongs to. If a Warrior sheds the blood of another Warrior, they are considered sword brothers unless the blood on the weapons are formally repudiated. Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 119
