Argus

See also: argus

English

Drawing of an image from a 5th-century BCE Athenian red figure vase depicting Hermes slaying the giant Argus Panoptes in the presence of Zeus. Note the eyes covering Argus' body. Io as a cow stands in the background.

Alternative forms

Argos

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἄργος (Árgos).

Proper noun

Argus (plural Argi or Arguses)

(Greek mythology) A fabulous being of antiquity, also called Argus Panoptes, 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.

Derived terms

Argus-eyed

Translations

giant with hundred eyes

Finnish: Argos
Greek: Άργος (el) m (Árgos)

Portuguese: Argo (pt) m
Russian: А́ргус (ru) m (Árgus)

Anagrams

Guras, Sugar, gaurs, guars, ragus, ragùs, sugar

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Argus.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Argus m

Argus

Derived terms

argusoog

Latin

Noun

Argūs

genitive singular of Argō

References

Argus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Argus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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