Talos
Talos, also spelled Talus or Talon, was a giant automaton made of bronze to protect Europa in Crete from pirates and invaders. He circled the island's shores three times daily.
He was eventually destroyed by Poeas or the Dioskouroi (Dioscuri) twins with the aid of the magic of the witch Medea as he tried to prevent the Argonauts from the landing on the island.
Talos Stamp Collection
Crete 1900 Talos from a coin from Phaistos
GREECE, CRETE, Phaistos. Circa 300-270 BC. AR Stater (28mm, 9.0gr.). Talos, nude, standing facing, wings spread, hurling stone in his right hand, holding another in his left
Greece 2000 Talos from a coin from Phaistos
The stamp for Centenary First Issue of Cretan Stamps
Greece 2000 Talos from a coin from Phaistos
A block for Centenary First Issue of Cretan Stamps