Telchines
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The Telchines are mythical sea-dwelling craftsmen and sorcerers in Greek mythology, often depicted as sinister beings associated with metalworking and destructive magic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Telchines canonical | 2 |
Statements (101)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
craftsmen
ⓘ
figures in Greek mythology ⓘ mythological creatures ⓘ sea daemons ⓘ sorcerers ⓘ |
| ability |
creating magical artifacts
ⓘ
evil eye ⓘ forging divine weapons ⓘ metalworking ⓘ poisoning water ⓘ shape-shifting ⓘ weather manipulation ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aphrodite
ⓘ
Apollo ⓘ Artemis ⓘ Cronus ⓘ Demeter ⓘ Hades ⓘ Helios ⓘ Hera ⓘ Persephone ⓘ Poseidon ⓘ Rhea ⓘ Rhodian cults ⓘ Zeus ⓘ destructive magic ⓘ magic ⓘ metalworking ⓘ sea ⓘ sorcery ⓘ |
| causeOfPunishment |
blighting of crops
ⓘ
envy of other gods ⓘ poisoning of animals ⓘ use of harmful magic ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Curetes
ⓘ
Cyclopes ⓘ Dactyls ⓘ |
| createdFor |
Aphrodite
ⓘ
Demeter ⓘ Hades ⓘ Helios ⓘ Persephone ⓘ Poseidon ⓘ Rhea ⓘ Zeus ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek mythology ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
partly canine
ⓘ
with dripping poisonous water from hands ⓘ with fish-like features ⓘ with flippers instead of hands ⓘ |
| describedAs |
crafty
ⓘ
malign ⓘ sea-dwelling ⓘ sinister ⓘ sorcerous ⓘ |
| homeland |
Crete
ⓘ
Cyprus ⓘ Rhodes ⓘ Sicily ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Great Flood in Greek mythology
ⓘ
surface form:
Rhodian flood myth
cult of Helios on Rhodes ⓘ early Greek metallurgical lore ⓘ |
| notableMembers |
Actaeus
ⓘ
Argyron ⓘ Chrysos ⓘ Lycus ⓘ Megalesius ⓘ Mylas ⓘ Nikon ⓘ Ormenus ⓘ Skelmis ⓘ |
| numberTradition | nine ⓘ |
| parentageTradition |
daughters of Gaia
ⓘ
surface form:
children of Gaia
children of Nemesis ⓘ children of Pontus ⓘ children of Poseidon ⓘ children of Tartarus ⓘ children of Thalassa ⓘ |
| punishedBy |
Apollo
ⓘ
Poseidon ⓘ Zeus ⓘ |
| punishmentForm |
earthquake
ⓘ
flood ⓘ thunderbolt ⓘ transformation into sea creatures ⓘ |
| roleInMyth |
bringers of destructive storms
ⓘ
cursers of crops ⓘ early inhabitants of Rhodes ⓘ guardians of infant gods in some traditions ⓘ inventors of certain metallurgical techniques ⓘ makers of magical statues ⓘ nurses of Poseidon ⓘ |
| sometimesIdentifiedWith |
Corybantes
ⓘ
Curetes ⓘ Dactyls ⓘ |
| sourceMention |
Callimachus
ⓘ
Diodorus Siculus ⓘ Nonnus of Panopolis ⓘ
surface form:
Nonnus
Ovid ⓘ Pausanias ⓘ Strabo ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.