Post #179521 by Unkle John on Sun, Aug 14, 2005 8:39 AM

Horga'hn - An alien fertility statuette seen on the sci-fi series STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION/SYN/1987-94. The Horga'hn is a small hand-held figurine resembling a primitive wooden carving (large oval head and small squatting legs) indigenous to the planet Risa, a tropical Class-M planet noted for its beautiful resorts and open sexuality. When a person wanted to participate in "jamaharon" (a mysterious sexual ritual) he/she openly displayed the Horga'hn to announce their intentions. As explained by a beautiful Risan woman "The Horga'hn is the Risian symbol of sexuality. To own one is to call forth its power. To display it is to announce you are seeking jamaharon." The Horga'hn was first seen on TNG episode No. 67 "Captain's Holiday" when starship Captain Jean Luc-Picard (Patrick Stewart) visited Risa for a little R&R; and later on a 1996 episode of STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE when Lt. Worf (Michael Dorn) and Jadzia Dax (Terry Farrell) visited Risa on vacation