"Funis" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... etymology of arcus is the same; the root arc not only means to hurl, but to sing or resound. Homer and Rannjana often allude to the sonorousness of the bow and its string. Homer says in speaking of the bow of Pandarus, "stridit funis, et nervus valde sonuit." And when Ulysses drew his avenging bow, the cord emitted a clear sound like the voice of a swallow. Locaka, another name for a cord, also means one who speaks, from loc, loqui; and the Persian rud, ...
— Myth and Science - An Essay • Tito Vignoli |
