Argos (Greek: Άργος, Árgos) is a city in Greece in the Peloponnesus near Nafplio, which was its historic harbor, named for Nauplius. Argos - History. Argos - Ancient Argos. The name of the city originates from the ancient Greek root arg- (PIE *arg-), which signified something bright (hence argyros, silver). The region of Argos was — and is — called the Argolid. It was a major stronghold of Mycenaean times, but the pre-Greek nam ...

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Argos - Ancient Argos. The name of the city originates from the ancient Greek root arg- (PIE *arg-), which signified something bright (hence argyros, silver). The region of Argos was — and is — called the Argolid. It was a major stronghold of Mycenaean times, but the pre-Greek name of its acropolis, Larissa, reveals that it was a Pelasgian settlement. Argos, along with the neighboring acropoleis of Mycenae and Tiryns became very early settlements because of their commanding positio ...

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Argo Navis (or simply Argo) was a large southern constellation representing the Argo, the ship used by Jason and the Argonauts in Greek mythology. The abbreviation was "Arg" and the genitive was "Argūs". It is the only one of Ptolemy's list of 48 constellations that is no longer officially recognised as a constellation, having been broken up by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille into Carina (the keel of the ship), Puppis (the poop) and Vela (the sails). Were it still considered a single constellation, it woul ...

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Perseus, or Perseos (Greek: Περσεύς, Περσέως), was the son of Danae, and the only grandchild of Acrisius king of Argos. He became the legendary founder of Mycenae and first of the Perseid dynasty there. Perseus - Name. Because of the obscurity of the name and the legendary character of its bearer, most etymologists pass it by, on the presumption that it might be pre-Greek. However, the name of Perseus’ native city was Greek and so were the names of his wife and relatives ...

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In Greek mythology, Argos was Odysseus' faithful dog. He waited for his master's return to Ithaca for over a decade while most presumed Odysseus dead. He was the first (after those to whom Odysseus exposed himself) to recognize the King returning from the Trojan War, even though Odysseus was disguised as a beggar to discover what was going on in his palace during his absence. It was said that as soon as Argos recognized his master, he dropped his ears and did his best to wag his tail. Having fulfilled his destiny of faith by laying his eyes upon hi ...

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Anakes were deities worshipped in Attica and Argos. The word is a title which means lords or kings, for they were the sons of Zeus (and were also known as Dioscuri). Some have associated the Anake(s) cult with worship of the goddess Helen. It is also possible that the name refers to three specific gods, but evidence for this is faint. Category: Greek gods Other related archivesArgos, Attica, Dioscuri, Greek gods, Helen, Zeus

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Inachus is one of the Oceanids in Greek mythology. Inachus was married to Melia, with whom he had one son: Phoroneus. He personified the eponymous river in Greece. He is the father of Io. He founded the city of Argos after rendering the province of Argolis inhabitable again, following the deluge of Deucalion. Other related archivesArgolis, Argos, Deucalion, Greece, Greek mythology, Io, Melia, Oceanids, Phoroneus

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In Greek mythology, the Argonauts were a band of heroes who, in the years before the Trojan War, accompanied Jason to Colchis in his quest for the Golden Fleece. Their name comes from their ship, the Argo which in turn was named after its builder Argus. They were sometimes called Minyans, after a prehistoric tribe of the area. Argonauts - Story. Pelias, king of Iolcus in Thessaly (near the modern city of Volos), had been warned to be on his guard against a man with one shoe and, one day, upon ...

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In Greek mythology, Phoroneus was a culture-hero, son of Inachus and Melia. He was a Peloponnesian king and introduced both Hera and fire to his people. He was heavily worshipped in Argos. Other related archivesArgos, Greek mythology, Hera, Inachus, Melia, Peloponnesian, culture-hero

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In Greek mythology, Bias was a brother of Melampus who received one third of Argos (see Melampus for more information). Bias married Pero. He was the father of Talaus with Pero. Other related archivesArgos, Greek mythology, Melampus, Pero, Talaus

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This aticle is about the mythical Greek King Anaxagoras of Argos. For the Greek philosopher Anaxagoras, see Anaxagoras. In Greek mythology, Anaxagoras was a King of Argos and son of either Megapenthes or his son Argeus. The prince, Anaxagoras' son, suffered from a strange malady and the king offered a reward for anybody that could heal him. Melampus, a local seer, killed an ox and talked to the vultures that came to eat the corpse. They said that the last time they had had such a feast was when the king made a sac ...

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Kleobis and Biton is the name of two figures in Greek legend. It is also the name conventionally given to a pair of lifesize Archaic Greek statues, or kouroi, which are now in the Archaeological Museum at Delphi, Greece. The statues date from about 580 BC and come from Argos in the Peloponnese, although they were found at Delphi. In Greek mythology, Biton and Kleobis were Argives, the sons of Cydippe, a priestess of Hera. Cydippe was travelling from Argos to a festival in honor of Argive Hera. The oxen which were to pull her ca ...

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This is a list of settlements of the prefecture of Argolis, Greece. List of settlements in the Argolis prefecture - A–B. Achladokampos Adami Agia Trias Agios Adrianos Agios Nikolaos Alea Amarianos Andritsa Arachnaio Argos Akova Aspida Kokla Larissa Timenio Aria Aria Asini Avgo Bolati Borsa BroutzeikaIncluding:

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Acrisius was a mythical king of Argos, and a son of Abas and Ocalea (or Aglaea, depending on the author). He quarrelled constantly with his twin brother Proetus, inventing bucklers in the process, and in the end expelled him to Tiryns. His daughter, Danaë, was prophesied to have a son that would kill him, so Acrisius locked her in a bronze tower (or a cave) when she became fertile. Zeus had intercourse with her in the form of a shower of gold. She became pregnant with Perseus. Acrisius put the child and Danae in a chest and th ...

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In Greek mythology, Danaë (Greek: Δανάη, "parched") was a daughter of King Acrisius of Argos and Eurydice (no relation to Orpheus' Eurydice). She was the mother of Perseus by Zeus. She was sometimes credited with founding the city of Ardea in Latium. Disappointed by his lack of male heirs, Acrisius asked an oracle if this would change. The oracle told him to go to the Earth's end where he would be killed by his daughter's child. She was childless and, meaning to keep her so, he shut her up in a bro ...

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Danaus, or Danaos ("sleeper") was a Greek mythological character, twin brother of Aegyptus and son of Belus, a mythical king of Egypt. The myth of Danaus is a foundation legend (or re-foundation legend) of Argos, one of the foremost Mycenaean cities of the Peloponnesus. In Homer's Iliad, "Danaans" ("tribe of Danaus") and "Argives" commonly designate the Greek forces opposed to the Trojans. Danaus had fifty daughters, the Danaides, and his twin brother, Aegyptus, had fifty sons. Aegyptus commanded that his s ...

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The name Abas refers to: Several figures in Greek mythology: A companion of Perseus Ovid V, 126 Founder of Abae, a city in Phocis, son of Hypermnestra and Lynceus, the royal family of Argos, and father of Acrisius and Proetus by his wife, Ocalea. A companion of Diomedes. Abas was prideful, arrogant towards Aphrodite, who turned him into a swan. Ovid XIV, 505 Two friends of Aeneas, a Trojan and an Etruscan. Virgil I, 121; X, 427 Abas (sophist), a Greek soph

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Akova is also a castle name in Gortynia, see Akova (Arcadia), Greece, and a settlement in Cyprus, see Akova, Cyprus Akova (Greek: Άκοβα) is a settlement near Argos, Greece. Akova is accesed with a road linking to GR-7 (Tripoli - Argos - Corinth). It is located about 45 km ESE of Pyrgos, about 30 km S of Olympia, about 20 km N of Kyparissia and 15 km north of GR-9A. The Gulf of Kyparissia which is part of the Ionian Sea is to its west. Further east are the mountains. There are no settlements in Giannitsochori. There ...

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In Greek mythology, Argea (or Argeia) was a daughter of King Adrastus of Argos. She was married to Polynices, the exiled king of Thebes. Sources include: Apollodorus 3.6.1 Euripides in The Phoenician Women and Suppliants, who mentions the wedding without giving her name. Hyginus, who in his Fabulae (Latin) calls her Argia. Robert Graves in his popular The Greek Myths (106c) prefers the spelling Aegeia. Other related

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