A lagobolon () is a weapon which was used in Ancient Greece for hunting hares or birds.
Description
In ancient depictions the lagobolon is usually a short staff or stick with a bend in it, suitable for throwing,[ The Agricultural History Review, volume xiii, 1965, p. 47] similar to a boomerang. It is described as being used for hunting as well as herding.
According to scholar John Anderson, the lagobolon originated in Magna Graecia, the Greek-speaking region of southern Italy.
Symbolism
According to Dionysius of Halicarnassus, a lagobola was the symbol of the founding of Rome. He says that Romulus used a lagobola to mark out the areas for taking omens before the founding of the city.Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities, 14.2.2 - English
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