Caucasian Eagle
a giant eagle set by Zeus to feed on the ever-regenerating liver of Prometheus; it was variously described as an automaton.
The Hippoi Kabeirikoi
four bronze horse-shaped automatons crafted by Hephaestus to draw the chariot of the Cabeiri.
The Keledones
singing maidens sculpted out of gold by Hephaestus.
The Khalkotauroi
are mythical creatures that appear in the Greek myth of Jason and the Golden Fleece. They are two immense bulls with bronze hooves and bronze mouths through which they breathe fire. In the Argonautica, Jason is promised the prized fleece by King Aeetes if he can first yoke the Khalkotauroi and use them to plough a field. The field was then to be sown with dragon's teeth.
Jason survived the burning flames of the bronze bulls by smoking in a magical potion that protected him from the heat. The potion had been provided by Medea, King Aeetes own daughter, who had fallen in love with Jason.
The Khalkotauroi were a gift to King Aeetes from the Greek god of smiths, Hephaestus.
The Kourai Khryseai
golden maidens sculpted to Hephaestus to attend him in his household.
Talos
a giant man made out of bronze to protect Europa in Crete from pirates and invaders by circling the island's shores three times daily while guarding it.
Bubo
Zeus commands Athena to help Perseus and orders her to send him her beloved owl Bubo; but she orders Hephaestus to build a mechanical replica of Bubo instead. Bubo leads Perseus to the Stygian Witches and helps him along his journey.
Kuones Khryseos & Argyreos
A pair of watchdogs one crafted out of gold and the other out of silver by Hephaistos for the palace of King Alkinous of the Phaiakians.
The Tripodes Khryseoi
A set of twenty wheeled tripods crafted by Hephaistos for the Olympian gods feasts. They were endowed with self-animation and wheeled themselves in and out of the halls of the gods as they were required carrying food on their flat tops.
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