Greek · No. 081

Khalkotauroi, the Bronze Bulls

Real myth

Khalkotauroi, the Bronze Bulls
Bronze hooves, furnace mouths, a hero's plow.
Rarity
Uncommon
Category
Monster
ATK
1900
DEF
1800
Level
5
Type
Machine
Element
Fire
Constellations
Sun · Hammer

The myth

The Khalkotauroi were the bronze bulls of King Aeetes of Colchis: they had bronze hooves and breathed fire from their mouths, and they were a gift from Hephaestus. Before handing over the Golden Fleece, Aeetes demanded that Jason yoke them alone, plough a field and sow dragon's teeth. Medea gave the hero a magic ointment that shielded him from fire and iron; Jason tamed the bulls, ploughed the field and, when armed warriors sprang from the teeth, threw a stone among them so they fought each other (Apollodorus 1.9.23; Apollonius of Rhodes, Argonautica 3).

Why it has this power

An Uncommon level-5 card with 1900 ATK and 1800 DEF: bronze strength and endurance, strong for its level. A Fire Machine, a flame-spitting work of Hephaestus, it bears the Sun and Hammer constellations of fire and forge. It pairs with Hephaestus's Golden Net and the smith god's other Machines.

Did you know

According to Apollonius, Medea's ointment came from a flower that sprang from Prometheus's blood, dripped by the eagle in the Caucasus.

Connections

Where to get it

  • Campaign drop: Damon, Trireme Captain (Aegean of Heroes) — grade S: 14% · grade A: 14% · grade B: 14% · grade C: 14% · grade D: 13%
  • Daily Offering: 0.45% per pack (Uncommon 33% per card)
  • Welcome Pack: 1.1% per pack (Uncommon 30% per card)
  • Traveler's Pack: 0.96% per pack · 5.6% in the themed pack (Uncommon 29% per card)
  • Bronze Reliquary: 0.94% per pack · 5.5% in the themed pack (Uncommon 29% per card)
  • Silver Reliquary: 0.96% per pack · 5.6% in the themed pack (Uncommon 33% per card)
  • Golden Reliquary: 0.94% per pack · 5.5% in the themed pack (Uncommon 35% per card)
  • Daily Showcase: Shows up on about 0.98% of days · 400 gold
  • Craft with card dust: 100 dust
  • Crossing of Myths: Can be offered as a reward during a crossing (the card stays in the crossing deck).

Sources

  1. BRONZE BULLS (Tauroi Khalkeoi) - Automotons of Colchis in Greek Mythology — Aaron J. Atsma, Theoi Project
  2. The Library, Book 1 — Pseudo-Apollodorus (trans. J. G. Frazer), Theoi Classical Texts Library
  3. Argonautica, Book 3 — Apollonius Rhodius (trans. R. C. Seaton), Theoi Classical Texts Library