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Talos bleeds through a trick of the Argonauts
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Talos bleeds through a trick of the Argonauts

Joseph Anton Koch · 1799 · etching; kleur op snee; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The giant Talos had only one vein, running from his neck to his ankle, which was sealed by a bronze nail. When the Argonauts sailed past Crete, Talos tried to keep them at a distance by throwing boulders. Medea and the Argonauts convinced him that he would become immortal if he removed the nail. Talos, driven mad by herbs or magic, believed this, removed the nail, and died. Numbered: XXIII. Print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineTalos bloedt door een list van de Argonauten. 1799. Joseph Anton Koch. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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