Humanoid robots existed in ancient civilizations
We can use a number of references to back the above interpretation of the account. First, it took a sort of “hypnotic action” for putting the “dragon” to sleep. Bearing in mind the other case when Medea successfully turns the copper giant Thalos into a useless waste of space by casting some rays into his “horned head,” the act of hypnosis may have to do with a guided jamming session. The dragon was subdued by the magic powers of “hypnosis”, which made it “shut its mouth, close its fiery eyes, and stretch itself out under the tree, on which the Golden Fleece hung.” In other words, Medea did the same trick one more time by emitting confusing impulses designed to disrupt the vital functions of the monster.
The Greek mythology even has the account of an air battle featuring the Harpies (Harpy is a ravenous, filthy monster having a woman’s head and a bird’s body) and Boreads (Boread is a winged son of Boreas, personification of the northern wind in Greek mythology). The account specifically mentions a horrid smell of the Harpies. It perhaps refers to the general attitude of the ancient people toward the smell of fuel. It is quite understood since the ancients were more accustomed to smelling the fresh breeze. Quite a few people of today’s age of technology still find the smell of motor gasoline or aviation gasoline repulsive.
The myth of the Argonauts contains a description of big Stymphalian birds, a flock of predacious birds of Arcadia. They had large and shining copper wings, which threw pointed feathers (a variety of arrows or bullets?) at the Argonauts. The latter managed to shoot down one of the birds. Then the birds circled over Jason’s ship, and faded away on the horizon. The maneuver seems to resemble that of a group of war planes performed out on patrol or following an attack on a ground target.
According to the myth of the search for the Golden Fleece, during one of his labors Jason was told to plow the field “dedicated to Ares” using a couple of “oxen having copper-plated legs and mouths that breathe out fire.” And two roaring oxen appeared and charged the hero vehemently, or so the story goes. The oxen began spouting fire. However, Jason managed put them under restraint and did as he told.
What hides beneath the description of those strange oxen? The copper-legged oxen that spout fire look very much like some mechanisms capable of moving about independently. Taking into account the reference to the use of creatures in agriculture, not to mention the presence of copper “parts” and “great flames thrown out their mouths”, we might as well arrive at certain points of similarity between the legendary oxen and present-day tractors.
Translated by Guerman Grachev
Pravda.Ru
