Talos (mythology)
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In Greek mythology, Talos or Talus (/ˈteɪlɒs/; Ancient Greek: Τάλως Talōs) may refer to the following characters mostly connected with Crete:
- Talos, a man of bronze who guarded Crete.[1]
- Talos, a son of Cres (son of Idaea and Zeus) and the father of Hephaestus who also fathered Rhadamanthys.[2] This Talos is considered by some scholars to be the same as the Talos who guarded Crete.[3][4]
- Talus, a son of Oenopion, son of Ariadne. His possible mother was the nymph Helice and his only sister was Merope (Aero).[5] Together with his brothers Euanthes, Melas, Salagus and Athamas, they followed their father when he sailed with a fleet from Crete to Chios.[6] This Talos is considered by some scholars to be the same as the Talos who guarded Crete.[3][4]
- Talos, son of Daedalus' sister Perdix. Daedalus seeing that his disciple Talos was more gifted than himself, killed him.[7]
- Talos, a soldier in the army of Turnus, the man who opposed Aeneas in Italy. He was killed by Aeneas.[8]
