Podarkes, "swift-footed" (literally, "defending with the foot," from the verb ἀρκέω, "to defend, ward off"); Ptolemy Hephaestion, alternatively, says that it was due to the wings of Arke being attached to his feet.
pˈɑːdɑːɹks, "swˈɪftfˈʊɾᵻd" lˈɪɾɚɹəli, "dᵻfˈɛndɪŋ wɪððə fˈʊt," fɹʌmðə vˈɜːb lˌɛɾɚwˈʌnˈɛfzˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊɹˈoʊkˈæpəˈɛpsɪlˌɑːnoʊmˈeɪɡə, "tə dᵻfˈɛnd, wˈɔːɹd ˈɔf"; tˈoʊlmi hˈɛfiːstʃən, ɔːltˈɜːnətˌɪvli, sˈɛz ðˌɐɾɪt wʌz dˈuː tə ðə wˈɪŋz ʌv ˈɑːɹk bˌiːɪŋ ɐtˈætʃt tə hɪz fˈiːt.