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There are six figures in Greek mythology named Argus or Argos (Άργος). Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the ancient Greeks concerning their gods and Heroes the nature of the world and the origins and significance

  1. Argus Panoptes (Argus "all eyes") is a giant with a hundred eyes. In Greek mythology, Argus Panoptes (Ἄργος Πανόπτης or Argos, guardian of the heifer- Nymph Io and son of Arestor He was also the nymph Io's nephew. In Greek mythology, a nymph is any member of a large class of mythological entities in human female form In Greek mythology, Io (ˈaɪoʊ or /ˈiːoʊ/ World Book «EYE oh», in Ancient Greek Ἰώ) was a priestess of Hera in Argos
  2. Argus was the eponym of the city of Argos. Argos ( Greek: Ἄργος, Árgos ˈaɾɣos is a city in Greece in the Peloponnese near Nafplio, which was its historic harbor The son of Zeus and Niobe, daughter of Phoroneus, he succeeded his uncle Apis as King of Phoronea, which he renamed after himself. Zeus (zjuːs in Greek: nominative: Zeús /zdeús/ genitive: Diós; Modern Greek /'zefs/ in Greek mythology Niobe (Νιόβη was the daughter of the semi-legendary ruler Tantalus, called the " Phrygian " and sometimes even as "King of Phrygia In Greek mythology, Phoroneus (Φορωνεύς was a Culture-hero of the Argolid, fire-bringer primordial king and son of the River god Argos ( Greek: Ἄργος, Árgos ˈaɾɣos is a city in Greece in the Peloponnese near Nafplio, which was its historic harbor According to one account, he married Evadne, the daughter of Strymon and Neaera, and bore Ecbasus, Peiras, Epidaurus and Criasus. In Greek mythology, Evadne ( Greek: Εὐάδνη was a name attributed to two individuals Strymon redirects here For the Strymon Gulf see Strymonian Gulf. According to another account, his wife was nameless, and his sons were Peiras, Phorbas, and Tiryns. In Greek mythology, Phorbas ( Greek: Φόρβας or Phorbaceus, native to Thessaloniki, was the son of Lapithes and Orsinome and a brother
  3. Argos is the long-lived dog of Odysseus in the Odyssey. In Greek mythology, Argos was Odysseus ' faithful dog He waited for his master's return to Ithaca for over twenty years while most presumed Odysseus dead grc-Latn Odysseus or la Ulysses ( Greek grc-Latn Odysseus; Latin: la Ulixes or more commonly Ulysses) oʊˈdɪsiəs The Odyssey ( Greek: Ὀδύσσεια or Odússeia) is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer.
  4. Argus in the tale of the Argonauts is a shipwright, the builder of the ship the Argo, which is named after him. For other uses of this term see Argonaut. In Greek mythology, the Argonauts ( Ancient Greek:) were a band of heroes In Greek mythology, the Argo (Ἀργώ was the ship on which Jason and the Argonauts sailed from Iolcus to retrieve the The vessel was used by Jason in his quest for the Golden Fleece, Jason and his compatriots called themselves Argonauts, after the ship. Jason ( Greek: Ἰάσων, Etruscan: Easun, Laz: Yason) was a late ancient Greek mythological In Greek mythology, the Golden Fleece (Χρυσόμαλλον Δέρας is the fleece of the winged ram Chrysomallos (Χρυσόμαλλος
  5. Argus was the eldest son of Phrixus and Chalciope, daughter of Aeëtes. In Greek mythology Phrixus (also Phryxus) was the son of Athamus, king of Boiotia and Nephele (a goddess of Clouds Chalciope ( Greek: Χαλκιόπη was a princess in Greek mythology, daughter of King Aeetes of Colchis, sister of Medea and wife In Greek mythology, Aeëtes ( Greek: Αἰήτης was a son of the king-god Helios and the Nymph Perseis (a daughter of Oceanus Argus and his brothers set out to return to their grandfather's kingdom of Orchomenus, but were shipwrecked and rescued by the Argonauts. Argus and his brothers Cytissorus, Melas and Phrontis aided Jason and the Argonauts in their quest, and later returned with them to Greece.
  6. Argus is the son of Phineus and Danaë, in a rare variant of the myth in which she and her two sons (the other being Argeus) travel to Italy. For other uses see Danae (plant and Danaë (painting In Greek mythology, Danaë (Δανάη English translation Argeus ("the hunter" is the name of several individuals Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest

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  1. (Greek mythology) A fabulous being of antiquity, said to have had a hundred eyes. His eyes were transplanted to the peacock’s tail. He was a servant of the greek goddess Hera.
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