talaria

[ tuh-lair-ee-uh ]
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plural nounClassical Mythology.
  1. the wings or winged sandals on the feet of Hermes, or Mercury.

Origin of talaria

1
<Latin tālāria, noun use of neuter plural of tālāris attached to the ankles, equivalent to tāl(us) ankle + āris-ar1

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How to use talaria in a sentence

  • As messenger of the gods he wears the Petasus and talaria, and bears in his hand the Caduceus or herald's staff.

  • He was presented by the King of Heaven with a winged cap, called petasus, and with wings for his feet, called talaria.

    The Browning Cyclopdia | Edward Berdoe
  • Of motion is often born inspiration—Hermes, god of oratory, is represented with petasus and talaria—and I am enjoying motion.

    Romantic Spain | John Augustus O'Shea
  • talaria, wings attached to the ankles or sandals of Mercury as the messenger of the gods.

    The Nuttall Encyclopaedia | Edited by Rev. James Wood
  • I take numeris as a dative; no close parallel presents itself, but compare Aen IV 239-40 'pedibus talaria nectit / aurea'.

British Dictionary definitions for talaria

talaria

/ (təˈlɛərɪə) /


pl n
  1. Greek myth winged sandals, such as those worn by Hermes

Origin of talaria

1
C16: from Latin, from tālāris belonging to the ankle, from tālus ankle

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