Talos

American  

[tey-los] / ˈteɪ lɒs /

noun

Classical Mythology.

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

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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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Example Sentences

For Talos Energy, there were company specific reasons for the downgrades.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

In The Talos Principle II, you are an artificial intelligence on a mission to figure out how people screwed it all up, and maybe avoid repeating their mistakes.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 29, 2023

His most famous film role came in 1963's adventure Jason and The Argonauts, where his character is crushed to death by the living bronze statue, Talos.

From BBC • Sep. 7, 2023

Given how this episode started, with the big reveal about G’iah’s still being alive, is Talos really dead?

From New York Times • Jul. 17, 2023

She saw Nico’s sister, Bianca di Angelo, dying in the collapse of the metal giant Talos, because she also had tried to save Annabeth.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan