noun
- a broad-brimmed hat worn in ancient Greece, especially by travelers and associated with the god Hermes
Usage: historical; classical antiquity
Examples
- The statue of Hermes wore a distinctive petasos on his head.
- Ancient Greek travelers protected themselves from the sun with a petasos.
- The museum’s collection includes a marble relief showing a figure in a petasos.
- In classical art, the petasos became a symbol of journeying and divine messengers.
- The wide brim of the petasos provided excellent shade during long travels.
- Archaeologists discovered fragments of a bronze petasos at the excavation site.