talaria

(tə ler′ē ə, -lar′-)

plural noun

winged sandals or wings on the ankles, represented in mythology as an attribute, esp. of Hermes, or Mercury

Origin: L < talaris, of the ankles < talus, ankle

See talaria in American Heritage Dictionary 4

plural noun

Winged sandals such as those worn by Hermes and Iris as represented in Greco-Roman painting and sculpture.

Origin:

Origin: Latin tālāria

Origin: , from neuter pl. of tālāris, of the ankles

Origin: , from tālus, ankle

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