Talos (inventor)

Talos (inventor)

Talos, son of Perdix and nephew of Daedalus, invented the saw after seeing a snake's jawbone. Daedalus was so jealous of the invention he tried to murder him, but Athena intervened and turned Perdix into a partridge. (Apollodorus, Library and Epitome, 3.15.8)

According to a version of Apollodorus ( [Library of Greek Mythology, 3.15] transl. Robin Hard), Daedalus was successful in killing his nephew Talos and, as punishment, was exiled to the court of Minos: "After the corpse was discovered, Daedalus was tried...went into exile at the court of Minos."


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