noun
discŏbŏlus
Meaning
- the thrower of the discus
discŏbŏlus, i, m., = δισκοβόλος,
I. the thrower of the discus or quoit, a famous piece of sculpture by Myron, Quint. 2, 13, 10; Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 57; also by Naucydes, Plin. ib. § 80;
and a painting by Tauriscus, id. 35, 11, 40, § 144.