Talos

A red figure Column Krater showing Talos falling backwards into the arms of Castor and Pollux while a crouching male figure tampers with a small nail-like circle on Talos's ankle.
The Death of Talos depicted on a column krater (Museo Archeologico Nazionale del Sannio Caudino, Montesarchio)

In Greek mythology, Talos, also spelled Talus (/ˈteɪlɒs/; Greek: Τάλως, Tálōs) or Talon (/ˈteɪlɒn, ən/; Greek: Τάλων, Tálōn), was a man of bronze who protected Crete from pirates and invaders. Despite the popular idea that he was a giant, no ancient source states this explicitly.

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