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Talus was the last Bronze Age man who appeared in the Apollonius of Rhodes' Arognautica. Talus (Τάλως) lived and defended the island of Crete.

Talus was also a giant, made out of bronze. Instead of blood, Talus had ichor, the life-blood of an immortal. His only weakness was his behind his ankle, where a thin skin covered his vein.

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Greek kratera, 400-390 BC
Jatta Collection, Ruvo

When Jason and the Argonauts tried to land their ship on Crete, as guardian of the island, Talus began hurling huge boulders at the ship. Medea cast a spell upon Talus, causing the giant to drop one boulder on his leg. It landed on his skin behind the ankle, cutting his vein. Talus bled to death.

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Giants:

  • • Hundred-Handed (Hecatoncheires)
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  • • Giants (Gigantes)
  • • Gegenees
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  • • Orion
  • • Antaeüs
  • • Cacus
  • • Chrysaor
  • • Talus
Telamon

Telamon

A king of Salamis. Telamon was the son of Aeacus (Aiacos), king of Aegina, and Endeïs (Endeis). He and his brother Peleus plotted to kill their half-brother Phocus, because he surpassed them in sport. One of them killed Phocus and hid the body, bu...

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Tyro

Tyro

King of Salmonia, in Elis, Salmoneus (Σαλμωνεύς) was the father of Tyro (Τυρώ) by Alicidice, daughter of Aleüs (Aleus), king of Arcadia. Not long after taking his second wife, Sidero (Σιδηρύ), Salmoneus' daughter bore twin sons, Neleus (Νηλεύς) an...

April 27th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Pelias

Pelias

King of Iolcus. Pelias (Πελιάς) was the son of Tyro and Poseidon. Pelias was the twin brother of Neleus. Pelias incurred Hera's enmity when he murdered Sidero before her altar or statue. Hera sought her revenge through Pelias' nephew, the hero Jas...

April 27th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Daedalus

Daedalus

Talus Daedalus and Icarus Death of MinosTalus Daedalus (Daidalos or Δαίδαλος) was originally an Athenian master craftsman and inventor. Daedalus was the son of Eupalamus and the great grandson of King Erechtheus of Athens. Daedalus was also brothe...

September 22nd, 2002 • Jimmy Joe
Giants (Gigantes)

Giants (Gigantes)

The Giants or Gigantes were offspring of Uranus and Gaea. When Cronus severed his father's genitals and threw them into the sea, some of the blood landed on earth, and the giants sprang out of the earth. The Gigantes were more than just giants. Th...

June 1st, 2000 • Jimmy Joe
Iolcus

Iolcus

Iolcus was a city on the shores of the Pagasaean Gulf, near the port-city of Pagasae. It is now called Volos. Cretheus, son of Aeolus, founded Iolcus. When he died, his eldest son Aeson (father of Jason) should have inherited the kingdom. Instead,...

August 8th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Apollonius of Rhodes' Argonautica

Apollonius of Rhodes' Argonautica

Of all the accounts about Jason and the Argonauts, the most authoritative version came from Apollonius of Rhodes. His work was titled the Argonautica, which was an epic poem written during the mid-3rd century BC. People usually referred to this ep...

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Otus and Ephialtes

Otus and Ephialtes

Otus and Ephialtes were twin giants. They were the sons of Poseidon and Iphimedeia, who was wife of Alöeus. Though the twins' father was Poseidon, they were often called the Aloadae, after Alöeus, who was also the son of Poseidon and Canace. By th...

June 1st, 2000 • Jimmy Joe
Antaeüs

Antaeüs

Antaeüs (Antaeus) was a giant wrestler. Antaeüs was the son of Gaea and Poseidon. Antaeüs was a wicked wrestler in Libya who enjoyed challenging travellers to a wrestling match. Antaeüs often allowed his opponent throw him to the ground. Antaeüs w...

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Minotaur

Minotaur

The Minotaur (Μινώταυρος) was a monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man. The Minotaur or Asterius (its name at birth) was the son of the Cretan Bull and Pasiphaë (Pasiphae), the wife of King Minos of Crete. Minos confined the Minotau...

June 1st, 2000 • Jimmy Joe
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