Argus (son of Arestor)

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In Greek mythology, Argus ( /ˈɑːrɡəs/ ; Ancient Greek: Ἄργος Argos) 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] Arestor, a member of the Argive royal house, is given as his father by Apollonius Rhodius [2] and John Tzetzes, [3] but Hyginus says Argus' parents were Polybus and Argia [4] or Danaus to be his father. [5] In Valerius Flaccus' Argonautica, Argus is said to have originated from Thespiae. [6] Argus was also credited with creating a wooden statue of Hera that was a cult object in Tiryns. [7]

Greek mythology body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks

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He should not be confused with the hundred-eyed giant Argus Panoptes.

Argus Panoptes giant in Greek mythology

Argus Panoptes (All-seeing) or Argos is a many-eyed giant in Greek mythology. The figure is known for having generated the saying "the eyes of Argus", as in to be "followed by", "trailed by", "watched by", et cetera, the eyes; the saying is used to describe being subject to strict scrutiny in one's actions to an invasive, distressing degree. The monstrous entity has been either directly included or indirectly alluded to in a wide variety of works influenced by Greco-Roman thought over the past several centuries.

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References

  1. ↑ Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica, 1. 4 with scholia, 1. 112; 1. 226
  2. ↑ Argonautica 1. 112
  3. ↑ Tzetzes on Lycophron 883: "[son] of Arestor or Alector"
  4. ↑ Hyginus, Fabulae, 14
  5. ↑ Hyginus. Fabulae, 14.5
  6. ↑ Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica, 1. 93 & 124
  7. ↑ Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica, 1. 1119, 2. 613; Clement of Alexandria, Protrepticus, 4. 14. 7 referring to Demetrius' Argolica


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