talaria

Mar. 25th, 2009 08:13 am
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talaria - n., winged sandals.


Particularly, the winged sandals worn by Hermes/Mercury, which let him fly. From not Greek but Latin, the plural genative of talus, ankle -- so literally, "of the ankles."

---L.

Date: 2009-03-25 04:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] packbat.livejournal.com
I hereby move that rocket boots be called "talaria" henceforth.

Date: 2009-03-26 02:08 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] prettygoodword.livejournal.com
Heh. Okay, sure.

---L.

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