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Argus building the Argo, with the help of Athena. In Greek mythology, Argus (/ ˈ ɑːr ɡ ə s / AR-gəs; Ancient Greek: Ἄργος, romanized: Árgos) was the builder and eponym of the ship Argo, and consequently one of the Argonauts; he was said to have constructed the ship under Athena's guidance. [1]
The Argo was constructed by the shipwright Argus, and its crew were specially protected by the goddess Hera. The best source for the myth is the Argonautica by Apollonius Rhodius. Argus was said to have planned or constructed the vessel with the help of Athena. The ship was built for travel in the open sea and designed to move quickly with the ...
Argus was erroneously conflated with the above Argus Arestorides who was the shipwright of the Argo and counted as one of the Argonauts. [10] Argus, son of Jason and Medea. [11] He was loved by Heracles and because of him the hero joined Jason and the Argonauts. [12] Argus, son of Pan and among the Pans who came to join Dionysus in his campaign ...
He was a son of Zeus and Niobe, daughter of Phoroneus, and was possibly the brother of Pelasgus. [1] Argus married either Evadne, the daughter of Strymon and Neaera, or Peitho the Oceanid, [2] and had by her six sons: Criasus, Ecbasus, [3] Iasus, Peiranthus (or Peiras, Peirasus, Peiren), Epidaurus and Tiryns (said by Pausanias to be the namesake of the city Tiryns). [4]
In Homer's Odyssey, Argos (/ ˈ ɑːr ɡ ɒ s,-ɡ ə s /; Ancient Greek: Ἄργος), sometimes referred to as Argus, is Odysseus's faithful dog. Bred by Odysseus to be a hunting dog before he leaves for the Trojan War , he is neglected after Odysseus is presumed dead.
Argus (son of Arestor), builder of the ship Argo in the tale of the Argonauts; Argus Panoptes (Argus "All-Eyes"), a giant with a hundred eyes; Argus, the eldest son of Phrixus and Chalciope; Argus, the son of Phineus and Danaë, in a variant of the myth; Argus or Argos (dog), belonging to Odysseus; Argus or Argeus (king of Argos), son of ...
Drawing of an image from a 5th-century BC Athenian red figure vase depicting Hermes slaying the giant Argus Panoptes. Note the eyes covering Argus' body. Io as a cow stands in the background. Argus or Argos Panoptes (Ancient Greek: Ἄργος Πανόπτης, "All-seeing Argos") is a many-eyed giant in Greek mythology.
'Argo sailors') were a band of heroes in Greek mythology, who in the years before the Trojan War (around 1300 BC) [1] accompanied Jason to Colchis in his quest to find the Golden Fleece. Their name comes from their ship, Argo, named after its builder, Argus. They were sometimes called Minyans, after a prehistoric tribe in the area.