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Definition of Discobolus

Discobolus
Discobolus Dis*cob"o*lus, n.; pl. Discoboli. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? a discu + ? to throw.] (Fine Arts) (a) A thrower of the discus. (b) A statue of an athlete holding the discus, or about to throw it. Note: The Discobolus of Myron was a famous statue of antiquity, and several copies or imitations of it have been preserved.

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- Palombara Discobolus, the first to be recovered, and smaller scaled versions in bronze. A norm in Ancient Gr**** athletics, the Discobolus is presented...
- an ancient sport, as demonstrated by the fifth-century-BC Myron statue Discobolus. Although not part of the current pentathlon, it was one of the events...
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- discobolus) is endemic to the intermountain Western US. A total of 23 members of the genus Catostomus has been found in North America. C. discobolus and...
- taken to the shrine dedicated by Pompey the Great at the Circus Maximus, Discobolus (the discus thrower), and an Apollo for Ephesus, "which Antony the triumvir...
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- is the celebrated 5th century BC Discobolus by Myron. However, the problem with this theory is that the Discobolus was in the early 17th century only...
- ancient pentathlon provided inspiration for large statues such as the Discobolus and Discophoros, and for motifs on countless vase and pottery works. Aristotle...
- art of classicism typically s****s to be formal and restrained: of the Discobolus Sir Kenneth Clark observed, "if we object to his restraint and compression...