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Mythology. Argus Panoptes (Ἄργος Πανόπτης) was the guardian of the heifer - nymph Io and the son of Arestor. According to Asclepiades, Argus Panoptes was a son of Inachus, and according to Cercops he was a son of Argus and Ismene, daughter of Asopus. Acusilaus says that he was earth-born (authochthon), born from Gaia. [1]
Varanus panoptes horni, Böhme, 1988. A population that discovered in southern New Guinea that was recognised as having a close affinity to the description of this species. [6] It is also known as Horn's monitor. [1] The epithet panoptes was inspired by a mythological figure with one hundred eyes, the protector of Princess Io named Argus ...
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] Argus was erroneously conflated with the above Argus Arestorides who ...
Monitor lizard. Monitor lizards are lizards in the genus Varanus, the only extant genus in the family Varanidae. They are native to Africa, Asia, and Oceania, and one species is also found in the Americas as an invasive species. [1] About 80 species are recognized. Monitor lizards have long necks, powerful tails and claws, and well-developed limbs.
Argus (Argonaut) In Greek mythology, Argus (/ ˈɑːrɡəs / 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] Argus was commissioned to build the Argo by King Pelias (ruler of Iolcus ...
Varanus komodoensis is the largest species of living lizards. Skeleton of Varanus priscus at Melbourne Museum. True monitors gave rise to the largest known terrestrial squamates ever to exist. Most species are medium-sized among monitors, with adults measuring 1 to 2 m (3 ft 3 in to 6 ft 7 in) in length and rarely exceeding weights of 10 kg (22 ...
The silver-studded blue (Plebejus argus) is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It has bright blue wings rimmed in black with white edges and silver spots on its hindwings, lending it the name of the silver-studded blue. P. argus can be found across Europe and east across the Palearctic, but it is most often studied in the United Kingdom ...
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.