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A winged sandal (as worn by Hermes in Graeco-Roman art)
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talaria
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a winged sandal (as worn by Hermes in Graeco-Roman art)
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Talaria (, ) are winged sandals , a symbol of the Greek messenger god Hermes ( Roman equivalent Mercury ). They were said to be made by the god Hephaestus of imperishable gold and they flew the god as swift as any bird. The name is from the Latin talaria ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"winged sandals of Hermes (Mercury)" and often other gods (Iris, Eros, the Fates and the Furies), 1590s, from Latin talaria , noun use of neuter plural of talaris "of the ankle," from talus "ankle" (see talus (n.1)).
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Talaria \Ta*la"ri*a\, n. pl. [L., from talaris pertaining to the ankles, fr. talus ankle.] (Class. Myth.) Small wings or winged shoes represented as fastened to the ankles, -- chiefly used as an attribute of Mercury.
Usage examples of talaria.
Castor and Pollux that he believed the blind girl had the talaria of Mercury as well as the infirmity of Cupid.