A dictionary of Greek and Roman . in the lower of the preceding figures, has a doublecurvature, consisting of two circular portions unitedin the middle (irrixvs). According to the descrip-tion in Homer (II. iv. 105—126), the bow wasmade of two pieces of horn, hence frequently calledKepas and cornu. The bow-string (vevpa) wastwisted, and was frequently made of thongs ofleather (uevpa fioeia). It was always fastened toone end of the bow, and at the other end therehung a ring or hook (tcopcavr)), usually made ofmetal (xpva-e77), to which the string was attached,when the bow was to b
A dictionary of Greek and Roman . in the lower of the preceding figures, has a doublecurvature, consisting of two circular portions unitedin the middle (irrixvs). According to the descrip-tion in Homer (II. iv. 105—126), the bow wasmade of two pieces of horn, hence frequently calledKepas and cornu. The bow-string (vevpa) wastwisted, and was frequently made of thongs ofleather (uevpa fioeia). It was always fastened toone end of the bow, and at the other end therehung a ring or hook (tcopcavr)), usually made ofmetal (xpva-e77), to which the string was attached,when the bow was to be used. In the same pas-sage of Homer we have a description of a manpreparing to shoot, and this account is illustratedby the following outline of a statue belonging tothe group of the Aeginetan marbles. The bow,placed in the hands of this statue, was probablyof bronze, and has been lost. When not used, the bow was put into a case(to^oO^kyi, yoopvros, Corytus), which was made ofleather, and sometimes ornamented (<paeii/6s, xxi. 54). The bow-case is very conspicuousin the sculptured bas-reliefs of Persepolis. Itfrequently held the arrows as well as the bow,and on this account is often confounded with thePharetra or quiver. Though its use was com-paratively rare among the Greeks and Romans,Ave find it exhibited in a bas-relief in the MuseoPio-Clementino (vol. iv. tav. 43), which is copiedin the annexed cut.
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