Telchines
Americanplural noun
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It is said of the Telchines, who were Amonian priests, that they came to Attica under the conduct of Jupiter in the shape of an eagle.
From A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) by Jacob Bryant
The traditions of Rhodes only supposed the Telchines, those of Crete Sasion, to have escaped the cataclysm.
From Atlantis : the antediluvian world by Ignatius Donnelly
This is considered an allusion to the Telchines who lived before the Heliadai in Rhodes, and were magicians as well as craftsmen.
From The Extant Odes of Pindar by Pindar
The traditions of Rhodes only supposed the Telchines, those of Crete Jasion, to have escaped the cataclysm.
From The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879 by Various
Like the Curetes and Telchines they are mythical types of prehistoric workmen and architects, and as such the objects of worship.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various
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