Editing Talos (section)

{{Short description|Giant automaton in Greek mythology}}
{{Other uses|Talos (disambiguation)}}
{{anchor|Phaistos coin anchor}}[[File:Didrachm Phaistos obverse CdM.jpg|thumb|Winged "{{math|ΤΑΛΩΝ}}" armed with a stone. Obverse of silver [[Ancient drachma|didrachma]] from [[Phaistos]], [[Crete]] ({{c.}} 300/280–270 BC) ([[Cabinet des Médailles]], Paris)]]
In [[Greek mythology]], '''Talos''', also spelled '''Talus''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|eɪ|l|ɒ|s}};<ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/talos "Talos"]. ''[[Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary]]''.</ref> {{langx|el|Τάλως}}, ''Tálōs'') or '''Talon''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|eɪ|l|ɒ|n|,_|ən}}; {{langx|el|Τάλων}}, ''Tálōn''), was a man of [[bronze]] who protected [[Crete]] from [[pirates]] and [[Invasion|invaders]]. Despite the popular idea that he was a giant, no ancient source states this explicitly.<ref name=Gantz>{{cite book | last=Gantz| first=Timothy |title = Early Greek Myth: A Guide to Literary and Artistic Sources |publisher=The Johns Hopkins University Press|year=1993 |isbn=0-8018-4410-X|page = 365}}</ref>