Questions tagged [talos]

For questions about Talos, a giant automaton made of bronze who patrolled around the island of Crete three times a day and was slain by the Argonauts.

For questions about Talos, a giant automaton made of bronze who patrolled around the island of Crete three times a day and was slain by the Argonauts.

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Was Talos an intelligent machine?

I've been playing "The Talos Principle". In it, Talos is presented as a symbolic representation of an intelligent artificial being (a robot, if you're feeling less pretentious). The bronze giant from the Argonautica is certainly a reasonable…

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asked Jun 23 '15 at 02:31

femtoRgon

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How and why was Talos killed?

In Greek mythology there was this ancient robot like (or god like) creature named Talos who was responsible for protecting Crete. In the Image above we can see depicted the death of Talos. But who killed him? How and why was he murdered?

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asked Apr 30 '15 at 05:12

John Demetriou

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