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It was done much as though we were actually trained arena fighters, instead of, supposedly, poor fools and criminals brought in for the sport of the patrons of Ar's cruelest games. - (Assassin of Gor, Chapter 21, Sentence #203)

There was great laughter from the crowd. "Salute!" ordered the man. There was another roar of laughter from the crowd. It was done much as though we were actually trained arena fighters, instead of, supposedly, poor fools and criminals brought in for the sport of the patrons of Ar's cruelest games. The salute was an ancient one, and I have little doubt it was brought to Gor centuries earlier, perhaps by men who had been familiar with arena sports and had initiated them in luxurious Ar, men doubtless from other places and times. I recalled the antiquity of the Voyages of Acquisition, once conducted by Priest-Kings. Hail Cernus, Ubar of Ar! We who are about to die salute you! I did not join in this salute. - (Assassin of Gor)