The dory or doru (; ) is a spear that was the chief spear of hoplites (heavy infantry) in Ancient Greece. The word ""dory" was first attested by Homer with the meanings of "wood" and "spear". Homeric heroes hold two (, plural of ) (Il. 11,43, Od. 1, 256). In the Homeric epics and in the classical period the dory was a symbol of military power, possibly more important than the sword, as can be inferred from expressions like "Troy conquered by dory" (Il. 16,708) and words like " () (spear-won) and " () (spear-taken).