petasus

[ pet-uh-suh s ]

/ ˈpɛt ə səs /

a broad-brimmed hat worn by ancient Greek travelers and hunters, often represented in art as a winged hat worn by Hermes or Mercury.

Also pet·a·sos

[pet-uh-suh s, -sos] /ˈpɛt ə səs, -ˌsɒs/.

Origin of petasus

1590–1600; < Latin < Greek pétasos, akin to petannýnai to spread out

petalody, petaloid, petalous, petaluma, petard, petasus, petaurist, petavius, petcock, pete, petechia

He also wore a petasos, part of which is seen behind the shoulders.

A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) |A. H. Smith
A boy emerging into manhood leaves his petasos and strigil and chlamys to Hermes, the god of games.

Studies of the Greek Poets (Vol II of 2) |John Addington Symonds
Youthful beardless head wearing a petasos and looking to the right.

A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) |A. H. Smith
One of these (No. 17) wears the petasos, a flapping, broad-brimmed hat used by travellers.

A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) |A. H. Smith

petasus

/ (ˈpɛtəsəs) /

a broad-brimmed hat worn by the ancient Greeks, such as one with wings on either side as traditionally worn by Mercury

C16: via Latin from Greek petasos