Some historians affirm that Talos, a giant creature written about in ancient
greek literature, was a creature (either a man or a bull) made of bronze, given
by Zeus to Europa.
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According to one version of the myths he was created in
Sardinia by Hephaestus on Zeus' command, who gave him to the Cretanking
Minos. In another version Talos came to Crete with Zeus to watch overhis
love Europa, and Minos received him as a gift from her. There are
suppositions that his name Talos in the old Cretan language meant the "Sun"
and that Zeus was known in Crete by the similar name of Zeus Tallaios. Since
Talos was a bronze man, his blood was lead, which they believed wasa divine
fluid (ichor), identical to that what runs in the veins of the gods. Talos' single
vein was leading from his neck through his body to one of his heels, which was
closed by a bronze nail or a bronze peg or a pin
greek literature, was a creature (either a man or a bull) made of bronze, given
by Zeus to Europa.
[6]
According to one version of the myths he was created in
Sardinia by Hephaestus on Zeus' command, who gave him to the Cretanking
Minos. In another version Talos came to Crete with Zeus to watch overhis
love Europa, and Minos received him as a gift from her. There are
suppositions that his name Talos in the old Cretan language meant the "Sun"
and that Zeus was known in Crete by the similar name of Zeus Tallaios. Since
Talos was a bronze man, his blood was lead, which they believed wasa divine
fluid (ichor), identical to that what runs in the veins of the gods. Talos' single
vein was leading from his neck through his body to one of his heels, which was
closed by a bronze nail or a bronze peg or a pin
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