Talus
Talus
San Francisco LGBT Community Center
<b>Talus</b> (which is <a href="Latin">Latin</a> for ankle-bone), has several meanings:<ul><li> in <a href="Mountaineering">Mountaineering</a> and <a href="Climbing">Climbing</a>, talus is small broken rock found on mountain slopes and at the base of cliffs. It is used interchangeably with <a href="Scree">Scree</a>. <li> in <a href="Greek mythology">Greek mythology</a>, Talus is an alternate spelling for <a href="Talos">Talos</a>, a rock throwing creature. In the story of Jason and the Argonauts, Talus is a metal statue that goes after a couple of the Argonauts on an island. Medea prays to Hades and he answers. Talus was hit in the ankle with a stone and bled to death. <li> in <a href="Anatomy">Anatomy</a>, the <a href="Talus bone">Talus bone</a> of the <a href="Ankle">Ankle</a> joint connects the leg to the foot. <li> in <a href="Architecture">Architecture</a>, the slope of an embankment wall, which is thicker at the bottom than at the top, to resist the pressure of the earth behind it. (originally from <i><a href="1911 Encyclopędia Britannica">1911 Encyclopedia</a></i>) </ul>