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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.
In Greek mythology, Argus or Argos (/ˈɑːrɡəs/; Ancient Greek: Ἄργος Argos) may refer to the following personages Argus Panoptes (Argus "All-Eyes"), a giant with a hundred eyes. [1] Argus (king of Argos), son of Zeus (or Phoroneus) and Niobe (Argive). [2]
The name suggests a connection with the Aegean Sea. [9] Poseidon was sometimes called Aegaeon or Aegaeus (Αἰγαῖος). [10] Aegaeon could be a patronymic, i.e. "son of Aegaeus", [11] or it could instead mean "the man from Aegae". [12] The name Hecatoncheires derives from the Greek ἑκατόν (hekaton, "hundred") and χείρ (cheir ...
3 Of the digimon sovereigns have 4 eyes on their heads from Digimon. Huanlongmon has 8 eyes from Digimon. Rachnera Arachnera from Monster Musume has six eyes, being part spider. Pai, a Sanjiyan Unkara from the manga 3×3 Eyes. Thousand-Eyes Idol from Yu-Gi-Oh!. Alucard's familiar, "Black hound of Baskerville" in Hellsing Ultimate. Claydol, from ...
A host of legendary creatures, animals, and mythic humanoids occur in ancient Greek mythology.Anything related to mythology is mythological. A mythological creature (also mythical or fictional entity) is a type of fictional entity, typically a hybrid, that has not been proven and that is described in folklore (including myths and legends), but may be featured in historical accounts before ...
This is an index of lists of mythological figures from ancient Greek religion and mythology. List of Greek deities; List of mortals in Greek mythology; List of Greek legendary creatures; List of minor Greek mythological figures; List of Trojan War characters; List of deified people in Greek mythology; List of Homeric characters
A first century AD head of a Cyclops from the Roman Colosseum. In Greek mythology and later Roman mythology, the Cyclopes (/ s aɪ ˈ k l oʊ p iː z / sy-KLOH-peez; Greek: Κύκλωπες, Kýklōpes, "Circle-eyes" or "Round-eyes"; [1] singular Cyclops / ˈ s aɪ k l ɒ p s / SY-klops; Κύκλωψ, Kýklōps) are giant one-eyed creatures. [2]
This is a list of giants and giantesses from mythology and folklore; it does not include giants from modern fantasy fiction or role-playing games (for those, see list of species in fantasy fiction). Abrahamic religions & Religions of the ancient Near East