Mostly whimsy and drivel of no consequence. And CHEESE.
The winged hat worn by the ancient Greek god Hermes (or, in Roman mythology, Mercury) was called a “petasos.”
Dan was watching me type the sentence above and he said, “I knew that.” ??????? Who knows that? And why?
And is it worth 3 cents? Perhaps I should cancel my “Fact of the Day” subscription and just have Dan share random, useless tidbits upon request. I’d pay him 2 cents. After all, there should be a spousal discount of some sort.
Pam
October 3rd, 2003 at 9:59 am
So ask Dan what the little wings on Achilles’ shoes were called.
dan
October 3rd, 2003 at 11:06 pm
I’m not sure about this, but I think the shoes were Mercury’s too. This much I do know: the word Achilles is from the ancient Greek meaning “lipless.” Maybe we should refer to people’s shortcomings as “Achilles’ lips.”
Anonymous
October 4th, 2003 at 9:11 am
Maybe he looked like Kenneth Brannaugh (sp?), who is cute, but lipless.