Telchines

[tel-kahy-neez]

plural noun Classical Mythology.

nine dog-headed monsters, inhabiting the sea, who as great artisans crafted the sickle of Cronus and the trident of Poseidon.

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Like the Curetes and Telchines they are mythical types of prehistoric workmen and architects, and as such the objects of worship.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8
Various
After the Telchines, the Heliadæ136 were said, according to fabulous accounts, to have occupied the island.
The Geography of Strabo, Volume III (of 3)
Strabo