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xystonnoun
A type of long thrusting lance, used in ancient Greece
Etymology: Greek ξυστόν- spear, javelin
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Xyston
The xyston was a type of a long thrusting spear in ancient Greece. It measured about 3.5–4.25 meters long and was probably held by the cavalryman with both hands, although the depiction of Alexander the Great's xyston on the Alexander Mosaic in Pompeii, suggests it could also be used single handed. It had a wooden shaft and a spear-point at both ends. Possible reasons for the secondary spear-tip were that it acted partly as a counterweight and also served as a backup in case the Xyston was broken in action. The xyston is usually mentioned in context with the hetairoi, the cavalry forces of ancient Macedon. After Alexander the Great's death the hetairoi were named xystophoroi because of their use of the xyston lance. In his Greek-written Bellum Judaicum, the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus uses the term xyston to describe the Roman throwing javelin, the pilum. The xyston was wielded either underarm or overarm, presumably as a matter of personal preference. It was also known, especially later, as the kontos; meaning literally "barge-pole; the name possibly originated as a slang term for the weapon.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of xyston in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of xyston in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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