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[3] pinnipes Perseus: in order to attack Medusa in safety, Perseus had borrowed of the Nymphs the winged shoes like those of Hermes as well as Pluto's helmet of invisibility and the magic wallet; see Apollod. 2.4.2. Cf. Prop. 3.30.3non si Pegaseo vecteris in aere dorso, nec tibi si Persei moverit ala pedes. pinnipes” is ἅπαξ λεγόμενον.


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