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
Sedef Island a strict building code to make sure that the island's nature and environment will be protected. It is not allowed to build houses with more than 2 floors. The island's Greek name, "Terebinthos", means "turpentine", which suggests a significant presence of the turpentine tree or terebinth in earlier times. In 857 AD Patriarch Ignatios of Constantinople was sent in exile to the island, where he was imprisoned for 10 years before being re-elected as Patriarch in 867 AD. Sedef Island Sedef Island, (, literally "Mother-of-Pearl Island"; Greek: Τερέβυνθος "Terebinthos", and in ancient times also "Androvitha" or "Andircuithos") is one of