There are some myths concerning the origin of man on Gor. The basic origin story is that the first man on Gor was called Hesius. It is claimed that the Priest- Kings formed Hesius from the mud of Gor and the blood of tarns. This presupposes that the existence of tarns on Gor predates the existance of man. The people of Torvaldsland hold to a different origin myth. Their myths differentiate the origin of Torvaldslanders from the rest of the Goreans. The rest of the Goreans were created first. The myths state that some gods met in a council and eventually chose to create a slave for themselves. It is unknown the identity of these gods and if they are simply the known Torvaldsland gods such as Odin and Thor. The gods took a hoe, a farm implement that is used to labor in the fields. They sprinkled water on the hoe and then rubbed the hoe in their sweat. This then created men. Later that same night, another god decided to create his own men. It is unknown this god's identity or his reasons for the creation. It seems more likely that this is one of the Torvaldsland gods as he is seen as the creator of their race. This god laid down an axe instead of a hoe, a weapon instead of a mere farming tool. He then poured paga and his own blood over the axe. The axe came to life, laughed and then fled. No one could retrieve the axe and it thus became the first man of Torvaldsland. The Wagon Peoples have their own origin story. They worship the "Spirit of the Sky" and believe that rains were sent down from this Spirit to form the world. These rains also formed the bosk and the Wagon Peoples. It is not known if the Wagon Peoples believe that the rest of the Goreans were formed in a different manner or not. It is very likely that the other barbarian cultures of Gor, such as the Red Savages and the Red Hunters, may have their own origin stories.