According to mythology Hermes wore talaria to aid him. What were they?
Talaria Kratos forcibly takes the Boots of Hermes off the Messenger God's feet by cutting his legs off. Talaria Talaria (; , 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. The name is from the Latin , neuter plural of , "of the ankle". The talaria are mentioned in Homer, who describes them as (, "immortal/divine and of gold"). However, he does not mention wings; those first appear in
Palaestra (mythology) Palaestra (mythology) In Greek mythology, Palaestra (Παλαίστρα) was a name attributed to two characters, who were both associated with the god Hermes: one was a mortal lover of Hermes, whereas the other was considered his daughter and a goddess of wrestling. Myths concerning both provided an etiology for the Greek word for wrestling school, "palaestra". According to a story recorded by Servius, Palaestra was a daughter of the Arcadian king Choricus, and sister to Plexippus and Enetus. Her two brothers would wrestle each other, and their father, finding the sight of them wrestling to be of aesthetic value, made it