ἔγχος , εος: spear, lance; used for both hurling and
thrusting, and regarded as the most honorable weapon; the shaft,
δόρυ, was of ash, about 7 ft. long; the
upper end, καυλός, was fitted with a
bronze socket, αὐλός, into which the
point, ἀκωκή, αἰχμῄ, was inserted,
Il. 16.802, being held fast by the
πόρκης; the lower end, οὐρίαχος, was furnished with a ferule or
spike, σαυρωτήρ, for sticking into the
earth. The warrior usually carried two spears—for hurling,
at a distance of about 12 paces, and for thrusting from above.
Hector's spear was 16 ft. long, Il.
6.319. (See also σῦριγξ, and cut
19.)