winged sandals
Sign in to savethumb|right|150px|A 19th-century engraving of talaria.
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- Etymology
- Attestations
- Latin sources
- Medieval interpretation
- See also
- Explanatory notes
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thumb|right|150px|A 19th-century engraving of talaria.
The Talaria of Mercury () or The Winged Sandals of Hermes (, or , ) 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.