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Talos

American  
[tey-los] / ˈteɪ lɒs /

noun

Classical Mythology.
  1. a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.


Talos British  
/ ˈteɪlɒs /

noun

  1. Greek myth the nephew and apprentice of Daedalus, who surpassed his uncle as an inventor and was killed by him out of jealousy

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