Argus

See also: argus

English

Drawing of an image from a 5th-century BCE Athenian red figure vase depicting Hermes slaying the giant Argus Panoptes in the presence of Zeus. Note the eyes covering Argus' body. Io as a cow stands in the background.

Alternative forms

• Argos

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἄργος (Árgos).

Proper noun

Argus

1. (Greek mythology) A fabulous being of antiquity, also called Argus Panoptes, said to have had a hundred eyes. His eyes were transplanted to the peacock’s tail. He was a servant of the Greek goddess Hera.

Derived terms

• Argus-eyed

Translations

giant with hundred eyes

• Finnish: Argos
• Greek: Άργος (el) m (Árgos)
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• Portuguese: Argo (pt) m
• Russian: А́ргус (ru) m (Árgus)

Noun

Argus (plural Arguses)

1. Alternative form of argus (“watchful guardian”)

Anagrams

• Guras, Sugar, gaurs, guars, ragus, ragùs, sugar

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Argus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑr.ɣʏs/

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• Hyphenation: Ar‧gus

Proper noun

Argus m

1. Argus

Derived terms

• argusoog

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Latin

Proper noun

(deprecated template usage) Argūs

1. genitive singular of Argō

References

• “Argus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Argus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.