Book 22. (1 results) Dancer of Gor (Individual Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 20 | 158 | There are, of course, several mythical accounts of the origin of the home stone. |
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Book 22. (7 results) Dancer of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 20 | 155 | Happily, most of these compromises are unquestioned matters of cultural tradition. |
| 20 | 156 | They are taken for granted, usually, by all the citizens, and their remote origins, sometimes doubtless the outcome of internecine strife, of class war, of street fighting and riots, of bloody, house-to-house determinations in the past, and such, are seldom investigated, save perhaps by historians, scribes of the past, some seeking, it seems, to know the truth, for its own sake, others seemingly seeking lessons in the rich labyrinths of history, in previous human experience, what is to be emulated, and what is to be avoided. |
| 20 | 157 | Some think that out of such crises came the invention of the home stone. |
| 20 | 158 | There are, of course, several mythical accounts of the origin of the home stone. |
| 20 | 159 | One popular account has it that an ancient hero, Hesius, once performed great labors for Priest-Kings, and was promised a reward greater than gold and silver. |
| 20 | 160 | He was given, however, only a flat piece of rock with a single character inscribed upon it, the first letter in the name of his native village. |
| 20 | 161 | He reproached the Priest-Kings with their niggardliness, and what he regarded as their breach of faith. |
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Happily, most of these compromises are unquestioned matters of cultural tradition.
They are taken for granted, usually, by all the citizens, and their remote origins, sometimes doubtless the outcome of internecine strife, of class war, of street fighting and riots, of bloody, house-to-house determinations in the past, and such, are seldom investigated, save perhaps by historians, scribes of the past, some seeking, it seems, to know the truth, for its own sake, others seemingly seeking lessons in the rich labyrinths of history, in previous human experience, what is to be emulated, and what is to be avoided.
Some think that out of such crises came the invention of the home stone.
There are, of course, several mythical accounts of the origin of the home stone.
One popular account has it that an ancient hero, Hesius, once performed great labors for Priest-Kings, and was promised a reward greater than gold and silver.
He was given, however, only a flat piece of rock with a single character inscribed upon it, the first letter in the name of his native village.
He reproached the Priest-Kings with their niggardliness, and what he regarded as their breach of faith.
- (Dancer of Gor, Chapter 20)