Talos (inventor)

Talos /ˈteɪˌlɒs/ was a mythological Greek inventor. He is probably Perdix and nephew of Daedalus.

Mythology

Talos invented the saw after seeing a fish's jawbone. Daedalus was so jealous of the invention that he tried to murder him, but Athena intervened and turned Talos/Perdix into a partridge to save his life.[1]

According to Ovid, Talos/Perdix used fish spine as the prototype of the saw.[2]

According to a version of Apollodorus,[3] Daedalus was successful in killing Talos/Perdix and, as punishment, was exiled to the court of Minos: "After the corpse was discovered, Daedalus was tried...and went into exile at the court of Minos."

In some sources, Talos and Perdix appear to name the same person.

References

  1. ↑ Bibliotheca 3.15.8
  2. ↑ Metamorphoses 8.244-246
  3. ↑ Library of Greek Mythology, 3.15 transl. Robin Hard
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