THE VASE OF TALOS

Who was Talos? In Greek mythology Talos was a bronze giant, the guardian

of Crete island. Minos, king of the island, had instructed Talos to supervise the island, keeping away all enemies who try to land there, or to stop all citizens without king’s consent.

Everyday he walked along the island armed and he didn’t have fear of anything! He had got an incredible force (he could launch a very big stone without any pain) and he didn’t hesitate to throw himself into the fire and after crashing on his enemies, obviously burning them.

The legendTalos was invincible but not in a point of

his ankle, where there was the only vein that contained his blood. The legend tells that when the shipping of Argonauts came on the island, he was made crazy by Medea and killed by Peante that hit his vain with a shot of arrow. Another version narrates that the giant died for the spillage of blood, caused by the impact of the ankle against a rock.

But…who were the Argonauts?The argonauts were a group of 56 heroes that

started the conquest of the golden fleece.

What was the golden fleece?The golden fleece was the mantle of a lamb

capable of flying that Hermes gave to Nephele.

And…what was the Argon?The Argon was built by “Argo di Crespi” with

the help of the goddess Athena.

This work was made byFederica Z.

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