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Argos (/ ˈ ɑːr ɡ ɒ s,-ɡ ə s /; Greek: Άργος; Ancient and Katharevousa: Ἄργος) is a city and former municipality in Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece and is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, and one of the oldest in Europe. [2]
Before the establishment of a democracy, the Ancient Greek city-state of Argos was ruled by kings. Most of them are probably mythical or only semi-historical. This list is based on that largely given by Eusebius of Caesarea .
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The Heraion of Argos (Greek: Ἡραῖον Ἄργους) is an ancient sanctuary in the Argolid, Greece, dedicated to Hera, whose epithet "Argive Hera" (Ἥρη Ἀργείη Here Argeie) appears in Homer's works.
In Greek mythology, Inachus, Inachos or Inakhos (Ancient Greek: Ἴναχος) was the first king of Argos [1] [2] after whom a river was called Inachus River, [3] that drains the western margin of the Argive plain. [4]
Argus or Argos Panoptes (Ancient Greek: ... is a many-eyed giant in Greek mythology. Mythology ... "the power and order of Argos the city are embodied in Argos the ...
Argus or Argeus (king of Argos), son of Megapenthes. [4] Argus (son of Arestor), builder of the ship Argo in the tale of the Argonauts. [5] Argus, eldest son of Phrixus [6] and Chalciope (Iophassa [7]), and husband of Perimele, daughter of Admetus and Alcestis. [8] By her, he became the father of Magnes, the father of Hymenaios. [9]
Mythology of Argos, Peloponnese (5 C, 65 P) Pages in category "Ancient Argos" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.