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  2. Talos - Wikipedia

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    In Greek mythology, Talos, also spelled Talus (/ ˈ t eɪ l ɒ s /; [1] Greek: Τάλως, Tálōs) or Talon (/ ˈ t eɪ l ɒ n, 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. [2]

  3. Automaton - Wikipedia

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    The book About automata by Hero of Alexandria (1589 edition) There are many examples of automata in Greek mythology: Hephaestus created automata for his workshop; [4] [5] Talos was an artificial man of bronze; King Alkinous of the Phaiakians employed gold and silver watchdogs.

  4. List of Greek mythological creatures - Wikipedia

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    A host of legendary creatures, animals, and mythic humanoids occur in ancient Greek mythology.Anything related to mythology is mythological. A mythological creature (also mythical or fictional entity) is a type of fictional entity, typically a hybrid, that has not been proven and that is described in folklore (including myths and legends), but may be featured in historical accounts before ...

  5. List of giants in mythology and folklore - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of giants and giantesses from mythology and folklore; it does not include giants from modern fantasy fiction or role-playing games (for those, see list of species in fantasy fiction). Abrahamic religions & Religions of the ancient Near East

  6. Talos (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Talos was a giant bronze automaton in Greek mythology. For other uses in mythology, see Talos (mythology). Talos may also refer to: In fiction.

  7. Family tree of the Greek gods - Wikipedia

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    The following is a family tree of gods, goddesses, and other divine and semi-divine figures from Ancient Greek mythology and Ancient Greek religion. Chaos

  8. Giants (Greek mythology) - Wikipedia

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    The most important divine struggle in Greek mythology was the Gigantomachy, the battle fought between the Giants and the Olympian gods for supremacy of the cosmos. [37] It is primarily for this battle that the Giants are known, and its importance to Greek culture is attested by the frequent depiction of the Gigantomachy in Greek art.

  9. Hephaestus - Wikipedia

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    In Greek mythology, Hephaestus was either the son of Zeus and Hera or he was Hera's parthenogenous child. He was cast off Mount Olympus by his mother Hera because of his lameness , the result of a congenital impairment; or in another account, by Zeus for protecting Hera from his advances (in which case his lameness would have been the result of ...