Tutelary deity and guardian of the island of \b \cf4 \ATXht117 Crete\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 . He was a living s
tatue of bronze or brass, often known as the Man of Brass, made by \b \cf4 \ATXht7 Hephaestus\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 . He was killed by \b \cf4 \ATXht11306 Medea\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 who used her magic arts to break a vein in his leg, his only vulnerable point.