Facts about Greek Argos

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   A descendant of Argos, the eponymous founder of Argos, was Danaus, whose fifty daughters the Danaids became famous figures in Greek myth.

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   Born from the earth itself, Argos was considered an autochthonous hero and an early king of the region of Greece that bears his name.

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   After Argos Panoptes was killed, Hera immortalized his hundred eyes by placing them on the tail feathers of her sacred bird, the peacock.

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   In Greek mythology, Argos Panoptes was slain by Hermes, who lulled him to sleep with music and stories before killing him.

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   The giant Argos Panoptes of Greek mythology was a many-eyed giant tasked by Hera to guard the heifer Io from Zeus.

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