Talos
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Talos is a bronze automaton that guards the island of Crete, preventing ships from landing. He is described as a brazen figure who can hurl stones and emit fire, and is slain by the Dioscuri during the Argonauts' return.
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When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Appears in the Argonautica and later mythic accounts.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Dragon (guardian of the fleece), Calaïs, Zetes, Apollo, Scylla, Charybdis, Sirens, Poseidon, Hesperides, nymphs, Circe, Aeëtes, Medea, Absyrtus, Triton, Zeus, Hecate, Hermes, harpies, Hera, Hephaestus, Naiads
- enemy of
- Dioscuri
Mentioned by
- Apollo
- Scylla
- Charybdis
- Sirens
- Poseidon
- Hesperides
- nymphs
- Circe
- Aeëtes
- Medea
- Absyrtus
- Triton
- Zeus
- Hecate
- Hermes
- harpies
and 3 more
Sources
wikipedia (1)
encyclopedia (1)
- peer reviewed
Source passages
“At Crete the brazen Talos, who would not permit them to land, was killed by the Dioscuri.”
#44429 · extracted by openai/gpt-oss-120b:free
“the mythological Talos guarded Crete, not the "Isle of Bronze", and was protecting not a treasure, but Queen Europa.”
#45397 · extracted by nvidia/nemotron-3-nano-30b-a3b:free