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The winged sandals of the Greek messenger are called the tlria or The Winged Sandals of Mercury.The god Hephaestus made them and they flew him as fast as a bird.There is a citation needed.

The Latin word tlria means "of the ankle".It is not certain how the Romans arrived at the meaning of "winged sandals" from this, perhaps the sandals were tied around the ankles or the wings were attached.[3]

Homer's "immortal/divine and of gold" is the first mention of the sandals of Hermes in ancient Greek literature.3, 2, and 4

The Shield of Heracles describes the sandals being winged.), which means "winged sandals".The Homeric hymn to Hermes was written around 520 B.C.The sandals allowed him to leave no footprints while committing his theft of Apollo's cattle.[5]

According to one estimate, it was around 5th century B.C. when the winged sandals became common.The Orphic Hymns XXVIII to Hermes refers to the sandals being winged.B.C.–2c.C.E.[6]

Perseus wears sandals to slay Medusa.Aeschylus says that Hermes gives them to him.In a better-attested version, the cap of invisibility and the kibisis must be retrieved from the Graeae.[9]

In the 1st century, the term talaria was used by Ovid, as well as by many other Latin authors.The term "winged sandals" is used to refer to the footwear worn by the god Hermes/Mercury or the hero Perseus.[2]