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Definition of Petasus
1. n. The winged cap of Mercury; also, a broad-brimmed, low-crowned hat worn by Greeks and Romans.
Definition of Petasus
1. a broad-brimmed hat worn in ancient Greece [n -ES]
Medical Definition of Petasus
1. The winged cap of Mercury; also, a broad-brimmed, low-crowned hat worn by Greeks and Romans. Origin: L, from Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Petasus
Literary usage of Petasus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Travels in Various Countries of Europe, Asia, and Africa by Edward Daniel Clarke (1815)
"... and petasus or Pileus — Practice of gilding and painting Statues — Marbles
used in the Acropolis — Singular Construction of the ..."
2. A Dictionary of Science, Literature, & Art: Comprising the Definitions and by George William Cox (1866)
"A broad-brimmed hat used on journeys by the ancient Greeks ; hence a petasus with
wings attached to it is the emblem of ..."
3. Catalogue of the Collection of Assyrian, Babylonian, Egyptian, Greek by Bram Hertz (1851)
"450 Head of Mercury, with the petasus. Yellowish brown antique paste; £ in.
h., f in. w. 451 A bearded and expressive head of Mercury, covered with a small ..."
4. The History of Silk, Cotton, Linen, Wool, and Other Fibrous Substances by Clinton G. Gilroy (1845)
"The shepherd Zethus wears a petasus hanging behind his back in a bas-relief
belonging to the Borghese collection, published by Winckelmann (Man. ..."
5. A Catalogue of Engraved Gems in the British Museum (Department of Greek and by Arthur Hamilton Smith, Alexander Stuart Murray (1888)
"Hermes, upper part of, to r., holding lyre ; wears chlamys; petasus fastened
round neck, and hanging down behind him. Paste. Cameo, fragment. ..."
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