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Talos was a giant bronze warrior created to guard the island of Crete from pirates and invaders. He circled the island three times daily, and his menacing appearance encouraged would-be pirates to seek treasure elsewhere. A scarecrow, made only to project the image of a warrior. The faithful however, believed that the craftsmen had imbued creations such as Talos with very real minds, capable of emotion, thought and wisdom. This was of course, false. Talos was simply the latest manifestation of a dream that has consumed the minds of intellectuals for almost all of human history: the desire to create life-like, intelligent beings such as ourselves.