Dory (spear)
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The dory or doru was the chief spear of hoplites in Ancient Greece. A small dory was called doration. The word doru is first attested in the Homeric epics with the meanings of "wood" and "spear". Home
Hoplite with spear in an arming scene on the tondo of an Attic red-figure kylix (490–470 BC
Xyston
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The xyston, was a type of a long thrusting spear in ancient Greece. It measured about 3.5 to 4.25 m long and was probably held by the cavalryman with both hands. It had a wooden shaft and a spear-poin
Dory (spear)
…δοροθήκη (meaning "dory case") and δουροδόκη or δορυδόκη (meaning "dory rack"). Homer called it σύριγξ, meaning pipe because of the form of the case. Xyston…
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