Biographical dictionary of ancient Greeks

< Argus, son of Niobe >

1 Origin

Argus was born in Phoroneus (later Argos) in 1700 BC.

Argus' mother was Niobe, daughter of Phoroneus. [Apo.2.1.1, Hyginus.145, Paus.2.16.1]

1.1 Father of Argus

1) Themisto, daughter of Inachus, had a son, Arcas. [Cleme.Reco.10.21]

2) Argus and Pelasgus were the sons of Niobe, daughter of Phoroneus, son of Inachus. [Apo.2.1.1]

3) In the ancient genealogy written by Pausanias, there is Pelasgus, son of Arcas. [Paus.2.14.4]

Arcas' name is also found in the kings of Arcadia, but there is no record of a son named Pelasgus.

Niobe married her cousin Arcas, and Argus was presumed to be the son of Niobe.

2 Family

Argus married Peitho. [FGrH.Nr333.F66]

Argus and Peitho had a son, Criasus. [FGrH.Nr333.F66]

Argus and Peitho also had a son, presumably named Asterion. [See Asterion]

Argus married Evadne, daughter of Neaera. [Apo.2.1.2]

Argus and Evadne had a son, Peirasus (or Piras, Peiras, Peranthus, Piranthus). [Apo.2.1.2, Paus.2.16.1, Hyginus.124]

Argus and Evadne had a son, Ecbasus. [Apo.2.1.2, Hyginus.145]

Argus and Evadne had a son, Epidaurus. [Apo.2.1.2, Paus.2.26.2]

Argus and Evadne had a son, Tiryns. [Paus.2.25.8]

3 Others

Argus gave the name to Argos. [Apo.2.1.1, Hyginus.145, Paus.2.16.1]

Argus made an image of Hera from a pear tree. [Cleme.Exho.4]

< Argus, son of Peirasus >

1 Origin

Argus was born in Argos in 1645 BC.

Argus' father was Peirasus, son of Argus. [Hyginus.145]

Argus' mother was Callirhoe. [Hyginus.145]

< Argus, son of Agenor >

1 Origin

Argus was born in Argos in 1625 BC.

Argus' father was Agenor, son of Ecbasus. [Apo.2.1.2]

Some legends say that Argus the All-seeing was the son of Arestor. [Apo.2.1.3, OvidMeta.1.624]

2 Family

Argus married Ismene, daughter of the river god Asopus. [Apo.2.1.3]

At the time of their marriage, the king of Aegialeia (later Sicyon), where the river Asopus flows, was Thurimachus, son of Aegydrus (or Aegyrus). The river god Asopus is Thurimachus, and Ismene is presumed to be Thurimachus' daughter. [Paus.2.5.7]

Argus and Ismene had a son, Iasus. [Apo.2.1.3]

3 Others

3.1 Founding of Argion

In 1600 BC, Argus founded a town on Mount Argium, where Mycenae was later built, and named it Argion. [PsPlut.NRM.18]

The descendants of Inachus lived there from about 1750 BC, and it is believed that it was called Mycene after the name of Inachus' daughter. [Paus.2.16.3-4, StephByz.M460.9]

3.2 Successors

Argus had a son named Messapus, who is presumed to have succeeded Argion. [See Messapus]

3.3 Argus Panoptes

Argus was called many-eyed or All-seeing. [Apo.2.1.2, PsPlut.NRM.18]

Argus was a visionary, a man who could see everything.

< Argus, son of Phrixus >

1 Origin

Argus was born in 1385 BC in Colchis.

His father was Phrixus, son of Athamas.

Argus' mother was Chalciope (or Iophossa, Euenia), daughter of Aeetes.

2 Others

Argus' brothers emigrated from Colchis to the southern coast of the Black Sea and Boeotia, but Argus' whereabouts are unknown.

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