[1] An arm-length stick
(Latin for καλαῦροψ/kalaûrops, κορύνη/korýnē, λαγωβόλον/lagōbólon, ῥάβδος καμπύλη/rhábdos kampýlē, ῥόπαλον/rhópalon, 'rabbit stick'). A knotted stick, the length of an arm, with a curved end, which could also be decorated (Verg. Ecl. 5,888-892). The p edum could be a shepherd's staff (e.g. Anth. Pal. 6,177; Theocr. Epigr. 7,43), but it was also used by hunters as a throwing stick, particularly in hunting hares (Anth. Pal. 6,188; 296…