Talos Talos In Greek mythology, Talos, also spelled Talus (; , "Talōs") or Talon (; , "Talōn"), 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. Talos's bronze nature suggested to the author of "Bibliothēkē" that he may have been a survivor from the Age of Bronze, a descendant of the brazen race that sprang from "meliae" "ash-tree nymphs" according to "Argonautica" 4. The conception that Hesiod's men of the Age of Bronze were actually made of bronze is extended to men of the age of
Southern Powell Island and adjacent islets Specially Protected Area has been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports several significant seabird breeding colonies. Birds nesting there include gentoo penguins (8000 pairs), Adélie penguins (16,750 pairs), chinstrap penguins (28,100 pairs) and small numbers of macaroni penguins, as well as southern giant petrels (600 pairs), snow petrels, Cape petrels, imperial shags, kelp gulls, brown skuas and snowy sheathbills. Southern Powell Island and adjacent islets Specially Protected Area The Southern Powell Island and adjacent islets Specially Protected Area is a 2688 ha site encompassing part of southern Powell Island in the South Orkney Islands of Antarctica.