talaria

plural noun Classical Mythology.

the wings or winged sandals on the feet of Hermes, or Mercury.

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

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talaria (təˈlɛərɪə)

—*pl n*
	Greek myth winged sandals, such as those worn by Hermes

[C16: from Latin, from tālāris belonging to the ankle, from tālus ankle]

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