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| − | In [[Greek mythology]], Talos was a bronze man whom [[Zeus]] gave to [[Europa]] to guard [[Crete]]. He had a single vein from his neck to his ankle with | + | In [[Greek mythology]], Talos was a bronze man whom [[Zeus]] gave to [[Europa]] to guard [[Crete]]. He had a single vein from his neck to his ankle with a bronze nail on its end. |
When the Argonauts came near Crete, he threatened their ship by throwing it with rocks. [[Medea]] tricked him into grazing his ankle on a rock, opening the vein and causing the ichor inside to flow out which caused his death. | When the Argonauts came near Crete, he threatened their ship by throwing it with rocks. [[Medea]] tricked him into grazing his ankle on a rock, opening the vein and causing the ichor inside to flow out which caused his death. | ||
Revision as of 06:55, October 9, 2012
In Greek mythology, Talos was a bronze man whom Zeus gave to Europa to guard Crete. He had a single vein from his neck to his ankle with a bronze nail on its end.
When the Argonauts came near Crete, he threatened their ship by throwing it with rocks. Medea tricked him into grazing his ankle on a rock, opening the vein and causing the ichor inside to flow out which caused his death.
References
- Apollodorus. The Library
- Apollonius Rhodius. Argonautica.
