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In Greek mythology, Talos (;〔("Talos" ). ''Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary''.〕 (ギリシア語:Τάλως), ''Talōs'') or Talon (; (ギリシア語:Τάλων), ''Talōn'') was a giant android made of bronze to protect Europa in Crete from pirates and invaders. He circled the island's shores three times daily. Alternatively Talos could be figured as a sacred bull. His bronze nature suggested to the author of '' Bibliothēkē'' that he may have been a survivor from the Age of Bronze, a descendant of the brazen race that sprang from ''meliae'' "ash-tree nymphs" according to ''Argonautica'' 4. The conception that Hesiod's men of the Age of Bronze were actually made of bronze is extended to men of the age of gold by Lucian for humorous effect. The pseudo-Platonic dialogue ''Minos'' rationalized the myth, thrice yearly showing at each village in turn the laws of Minos inscribed on brass tablets. == History == According to Brian A. Sparkes, "The most detailed treatment in literature is to be found in the ''Argonautica'' ... however, we have detailed images of the episode, 150 years earlier, dated to around 400 BC."〔Brian Sparkes, ''The Red and The Black: studies in Greek pottery'' (Routledge) 1996:124. ISBN 0-415-12661-4, ISBN 978-0-415-12661-8 ; two late fifth-century vase paintings depicting the death of Talos are discussed by M. Robertson, "The death of Talos", ''Journal of Hellenic Studies'' 97 (1977:159f).〕 Talos is said to have been made by Hephaestus at the request of Zeus, to protect Europa from people who would want to kidnap her. In some versions of the myth, Talos is forged by the inventor Daedalus. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Talos」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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