GREEK MYTHOSThe Godsunder Codex
TALOS (the bronze giant of Crete)
Monster · mythological bronze automaton guarding Crete
- Parents
- Cres
- Children
- Leucus
- Haunts and cult places
- Crete
- In the sources
- 6 ancient passages
Talos is described as a man made entirely of bronze. Argonautica 4 ¶100 +2
In the myths
Talos attempted to stop the heroes by throwing large rocks at them and breaking rocks from the cliff to prevent them from mooring their ship. Apollodorus 1.9.26 +2 Medea used her hostile gaze and harmful phantoms to bewitch and defeat Talos. Argonautica 4 ¶100 +1 Talos was commanded to walk around the island of Crete three times daily. Apollodorus 1.9.26 +1
