Edgar Rice Burroughs: Thuvia, Maid of Mars

15. APPENDIX : A GLOSSARY OF NAMES AND TERMS USED IN THE MARTIAN BOOKS (continued)

Darseen.  Chameleon-like reptile.
 Dator.  Chief or prince among the First Born.
 Dejah Thoris.  Princess of Helium.
 Djor Kantos.  Son of Kantos Kan; padwar of the Fifth Utan.
 Dor.  Valley of Heaven.
 Dotar Sojat.  John Carter's Martian name, from the
       surnames of the first two warrior chieftains he killed.
 Dusar.  A Martian kingdom.
 Dwar.  Captain.
Ersite.  A kind of stone.
 Father of Therns.  High Priest of religious cult.
 First Born.  Black race; black pirates.
 Kar Komak.  Odwar of Lotharian bowmen.
 Gate of Jeddaks.  A gate in Helium.
 Gozava.  Tars Tarkas' dead wife.
 Gur Tus.  Dwar of the Tenth Utan.
Haad.  Martian mile.
 Hal Vas.  Son of Vas Kor the Dusarian noble.
 Hastor.  A city of Helium.
 Hekkador.  Title of Father of Therns.
 Helium.  The empire of the grandfather of Dejah Thoris.
 Holy Therns.  A Martian religious cult.
 Hortan Gur.  Jeddak of Torquas.
 Hor Vastus.  Padwar in the navy of Helium.
 Horz.  Deserted city; Barsoomian Greenwich.
Illall.  A city of Okar.
 Iss.  River of Death.  (See A PRINCESS OF MARS.)
 Issus.  Goddess of Death, whose abode is upon the banks
       of the Lost Sea of Korus.  (See THE GODS OF MARS.)
 Jav.  A Lotharian.
 Jed.  King.
 Jeddak.  Emperor.
 Kab Kadja.  Jeddak of the Warhoons of the south.
 Kadabra.  Capital of Okar.
 Kadar.  Guard.
 Kalksus.  Cruiser; transport under Vas Kor.
 Kantos Kan.  Padwar in the Helium navy.
 Kaol.  A Martian kingdom in the eastern hemisphere.
 Kaor.  Greeting.
 Karad.  Martian degree.
 Komal.  The Lotharian god; a huge banth.
 Korad.  A dead city of ancient Mars.  (See A PRINCESS OF MARS.)
 Korus.  The Lost Sea of Dor.
 Kulan Tith.  Jeddak of Kaol.  (See THE WARLORD OF MARS.)
Lakor.  A thern.
 Larok.  A Dusarian warrior; artificer.
 Lorquas Ptomel.  Jed among the Tharks.  (See A PRINCESS OF MARS.)
 Lothar.  The forgotten city.
 Marentina.  A principality of Okar.
 Matai Shang.  Father of Therns.  (See THE GODS OF MARS.)
 Mors Kajak.  A jed of lesser Helium.
 Notan.  Royal Psychologist of Zodanga.
 Nutus.  Jeddak of Dusar.
 Od.  Martian foot.
 Odwar.  A commander, or general.
 Okar.  Land of the yellow men.
 Old Ben (or Uncle Ben).  The writer's body-servant (coloured).
 Omad.  Man with one name.
 Omean.  The buried sea.
 Orluk.  A black and yellow striped Arctic monster.
 Otz Mountains.  Surrounding the Valley Dor and the Lost
       Sea of Korus.
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