Greek mythology
Talos
Bronze giant who circled Crete hurling boulders at ships
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- Greek mythology
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- Monsters
- Appears in
- Jason and Medea
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Talos is the great automaton of bronze, forged to guard the island of Crete. Three times a day he strides its shores, hurling rocks at approaching ships or heating his body to crush strangers in a burning embrace. A single vein sealed by one bronze nail runs through him, and Medea's craft draws the nail to end him.
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- Who is Talos?
- Talos is the great automaton of bronze, forged to guard the island of Crete. Three times a day he strides its shores, hurling rocks at approaching ships or heating his body to crush strangers in a burning embrace.
- Which mythology does Talos belong to?
- Talos belongs to Greek mythology.
- Which stories does Talos appear in?
- Talos appears in Jason and Medea, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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