Key Points

- Winged sandals which grant the user swiftness and flight

Brief Bio

The Talaria of Mercury or The Winged Sandals of Hermes are winged sandals, a symbol of the Greek messenger god Hermes. They were said to be made by the god Hephaestus of imperishable gold and they flew the god as swift as any bird.

Perseus wears Hermes' sandals to help him slay Medusa. According to Aeschylus, Hermes gives them to him directly. In a better-attested version, Perseus must retrieve them from the Graeae, along with the cap of invisibility and the kibisis (sack).

While there is some debate, it is generally agreed upon that the Sandles were also worn by the swift-footed huntress Atlantia.