greek dory set spearhead and butt capThe spear, the dory, was the primary spear of the hoplites in ancient Greece and a symbol of martial identity. The spear was used in the phalanx formations and was originally 2 3 meters long. Later, after the 3rd century BC, spears of up to 6 meters in length were used. In classical antiquity, the spear was more often associated with nobility and heroes than the sword. In various Proto Indo European mythologies, war gods such as Odin, Ares, Athena,