The sport of throwing the discus was common in the time of Homer, who mentions it repeatedly.
According to the American rules the discus must be of a smooth, hard-wood body without finger-holes, weighted in the centre with lead disks and capped with polished brass disks, with a steel ring on the outside.
Judging from specimens found by excavators, the ancient discus was about 8 or 9 in.
The grandsire of all creatures is half my body; I am called Narayana, and I am bearer of the conch-shell, the discus and the mace.
The cells of the discus in immediate contiguity to the ovum usually form a more or less specialized layer and are somewhat more columnar than the adjoining cells.
Externally to the zona radiata there may be observed a granular membrane irregular on its outer surface on which the cells of the discus are supported.
The follicle cells are known as the membrana granulosa, and the projection, in which the ovum lies, as the discus or cumulus proligerus.
Swiftly through the tree-tops ran the murmuring South Wind, and smote the discus of Apollo with a cruel hand.
Hyacinthus made a valiant throw, and Apollo took his place, and cast the discus high and far.
And Perseus, putting forth all his strength, hurled once again, and thediscus flew from his hand like a bolt from the hand of Zeus.
But joy died in their hearts when a gust of wind caught the discus as it sped and hurled it against Acrisius, the king.
The discus was generally a flat, round piece of stone or metal, a sort of large quoit with no hole in the middle, which the user sought to throw as far as he could.
In the next instant the left foot will advance, the left hand, now resting on the right knee, will swing backwards, the body will resume its erect position, and the discus will be shot forward from the right hand like an arrow.
He swings the discus backward in his right hand, and bends his body forward to balance it.
The discobolus of Alcamenes shows us a youth balancing the discus in his left hand, and taking the measure of his throw with his eye; that of Myron shows us another in the act of throwing.
They collect alms in a lota or brass vessel, on which representations of the conch and discus are drawn.
It occurs probably on thediscus from Phaistos (cf.
Salutations to thee, O wielder of Sarnga, discus and sword!
The commentator explains the allusion by saying that formerly Vishnu, induced by the deities, used his discus for striking off the head of Usanas' mother.
There, in Mars Field, chariot races were held twice a year and there were competitions in riding, in discus and spear throwing, and in shooting arrows at a mark.
Hyacinthus watched the discus cut through the air as straight as an arrow shot from a bow.
Tyrian dyes stepped proudly into the centre of the field holding the flat, round discus in his hand.
He had looked forward to a feast that might possibly be given in his honor and a chance to show his skill in throwing thediscus and driving a chariot at the court games.
As swiftly as thediscus traveled, did Hyacinthus' thoughts wing their memories of Apollo's friendship.
He has come to guide the discus that his friend Hyacinthus carries straight to the mark.
The stone that is hurled from a javelin, or a spear thrown by a trained soldier has a chance to go straight to the mark, but who can aim the thin discus with the wind waiting to turn it from its course and carry it wide of the mark?
The greatest test of all is the discus throwing," a lad on the edge of the crowd said to another.
The discus or quoit, a sharp-edged circular missile is the favourite weapon of Vishṇu.
As to an orb the bow he drew Forth from the string the arrow flew Like Fate’s tremendous discus hurled By Yáma(583) forth to end the world.
He played ball before his dinner for the good of the exercise, he practiced riding, fencing, wrestling, hurling the discus (Fig.
The portrait of Aristion by Aristokles, the similar relief by Anxenor the Naxian, and the relief of the discus thrower, are sufficient examples of what sculptured portraits were in comparison with the rich music of Simonides and Pindar.
The discus was either of stone or of metal, and was very heavy.
I’ll see him there, legs flashing, discus flying, his spear digging its hole.
The divine Preserver then flung his discus and cut off Rahu's huge head, which resembled a mountain peak.
Thousands were slain by the sky-scouring discus of Vishnu, and those who survived concealed themselves in the bowels of the earth and the depths of the ocean of salt waters.
The eyes, the facial lines which they gather into one, seem ready to follow the coming motion of the discus as those of an onlooker might be; [289] but that head does not really belong to the discobolus.
The chief contest was that of throwing the discus to the greatest possible distance.
Anything having the form of a discus or disk; particularly, a discoid shell.
With the discus or mark of empire in the lines of his hand.
Before Thanksgiving Fallon gave promise of becoming one of the college's bestdiscus throwers.
Also when spring came in, he was chosen as one of the track team's discus throwers.
The terrible discus of Vishnu and the thunderbolt of Indra were both unable to make the slightest impression, O Kesava, in days of yore, upon the body of that great cause of universal affliction.
Only Narayana, O son, that bearer of the discus and the mace, can comprehend Mahadeva.
The bow called Saranga and the discus (called Sudarsana) are his weapons, together with a sword.
The discus which thou bearest, O sinless one, was given unto thee by Mahadeva after he had slain a Daitya that was proud of his strength and used to live within the waters.
Many sons of Diti, many foremost of Danavas, of huge bodies and vast strength, have perished in the fire of Krishna's discus like insects in a forest conflagration.
The Gaulish woman no doubt may be handsome, and as for him, it is a fact, that as he threw thediscus I was myself surprised at his noble figure.
You take the discus so, then you bend your body, and press down your knees like the arc of a bow, so that every sinew in your body helps to speed the shot when you let go.
First heave thediscus with your arm stretched out, then fix your eye on the mark; now swing it out high behind you--stop!
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "discus" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
