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Talos

🏛️ Greek MythologySouda Bay, Crete, GreeceTalos • Hephaestus • Minos

Talos was a colossal bronze automaton created by the god Hephaestus to protect the island of Crete from invaders and pirates. He patrolled the island's shores three times daily, hurling massive boulders at approaching ships and heating his metal body to incinerate enemies in a lethal embrace. His downfall came at the hands of the sorceress Medea and the Argonauts, who exploited his single...