. Greek athletic sports and festivals . Fig. 84.—Bronze diskobolos,in British Museum, 676. XV THE DISKOS—THE BACKWARD SWING 331 the peculiarities which they present are due to artistic maker of the coin die has tried to represent the top ofthe swing from the front, and the difficulty of the task hasbeen too much for him. The amount of foreshorteningrequired to represent the forward bend of the body wasfar beyond, him, and even if it had not been, the successof the result on a coin would be more than doubtful. Hetherefore adopted the obvious expedient of bending the body. Fig. 85.—R.
. Greek athletic sports and festivals . Fig. 84.—Bronze diskobolos,in British Museum, 676. XV THE DISKOS—THE BACKWARD SWING 331 the peculiarities which they present are due to artistic maker of the coin die has tried to represent the top ofthe swing from the front, and the difficulty of the task hasbeen too much for him. The amount of foreshorteningrequired to represent the forward bend of the body wasfar beyond, him, and even if it had not been, the successof the result on a coin would be more than doubtful. Hetherefore adopted the obvious expedient of bending the body. Fig. 85.— kylix. Louvre. to the right instead of forwards. The bend of the rightarm which is noticeable on some of the coins is clearly dueto considerations of space. The diskos is represented atright angles to the body, because, if drawn parallel, it wouldappear from the front as a thin line, which in so small aspace would be almost unrecognisable. The position of theunemployed left hand may point to a difference in the style ofthrowing. (c) The Throw.— The diskobolos, says Lucian, speakingof Myrons statue, seems as if he would straighten himself up 332 GREEK ATHLETIC SPORTS AND FESTIVALS CHAP. at the throw. ^ At the beginning of the swing forward theextensor muscles come into play, and by a vigorous lift fromthe right thigh the whole body is raised and momentary but most important movement is cleverly
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