Book 1. (7 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 157 | The more common expression for the sun was Tor-tu-Gor, which means Light Upon the Home Stone. |
| 2 | 158 | There was a sect among the people that worshipped the sun, I later learned, but it was insignificant both in numbers and power when compared with the worship of the priest-kings, who, whatever they were, were accorded the honors of divinity. |
| 2 | 159 | Theirs, it seems, was the honor of being enshrined as the most ancient gods of Gor, and in time of danger a prayer to the priest-kings might escape the lips of even the bravest men. |
| 2 | 160 | "The priest-kings," said my father, "are immortal, or so most here believe". |
| 2 | 161 | "Do you believe it?" I asked. |
| 2 | 162 | "I don't know," said my father. |
| 2 | 163 | "I think perhaps I do". |
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The more common expression for the sun was Tor-tu-Gor, which means Light Upon the Home Stone.
There was a sect among the people that worshipped the sun, I later learned, but it was insignificant both in numbers and power when compared with the worship of the priest-kings, who, whatever they were, were accorded the honors of divinity.
Theirs, it seems, was the honor of being enshrined as the most ancient gods of Gor, and in time of danger a prayer to the priest-kings might escape the lips of even the bravest men.
"The priest-kings," said my father, "are immortal, or so most here believe".
"Do you believe it?" I asked.
"I don't know," said my father.
"I think perhaps I do".
- (Tarnsman of Gor, Chapter )