Argus

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Argus is the Latinized form of the Ancient Greek word Argos. It may refer to:

Greek mythology

  • See Argus (Greek myth) for mythological characters named Argus
    • Argus (king of Argos), son of Zeus (or Phoroneus) and Niobe
    • Argus (son of Arestor), builder of the ship Argo in the tale of the Argonauts
    • Argus Panoptes (Argus "All-Eyes"), a giant with a hundred eyes
    • Argus, the eldest son of Phrixus and Chalciope
    • Argus, the son of Phineus and Danaë, in a variant of the myth
    • Argus or Argos (dog), belonging to Odysseus
    • Argus or Argeus (king of Argos), son of Megapenthes
    • Argus, one of Actaeon's dogs
    • Argus, a watchful guardian

Arts and entertainment

Fictional entities

  • Argus (comics), in the DC Comics Universe
  • Argus (Mortal Kombat), a deity
  • ARGUS (Splinter Cell), a military contractor
  • A.R.G.U.S., a government agency in the DC Universe
  • Argus Filch, in the Harry Potter series
  • Argus, a planet in the Warcraft franchise
  • Argus, a hero in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
  • Argus, in the video game Shadow of the Colossus
  • KNRB-0 Argus, a weapons platform in the game Vanquish
  • The Manhattan Argus, a newspaper in the film The Hudsucker Proxy

Games

  • Argus (video game), a 1986 game by NMK
  • Argus no Senshi, the original Japanese title for the arcade game Rygar

Music

  • Argus (album), a 1972 album by Wishbone Ash
  • "The Argus", a song by Ween from the album Quebec

Television

  • "Argus" (30 Rock), a 2010 episode
  • Argus (TV series), a Norwegian TV debate series that aired between 1993 and 1994

Businesses

  • Argus (camera company), a camera manufacturer
  • Argus Brewery, a brewing company located in Chicago, Illinois
  • Argus Corporation, a Canadian holding company
  • Argus Media, a business information company
  • Argos (retailer), a British catalogue retailer

Places

Iran

  • Argus, Iran, a village in Kerman Province

Spain

  • Argos (river), a river in the region of Murcia

United States

  • Argus, California, an unincorporated community
  • Argus, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community
  • Argus Range, a mountain range in Inyo County, California

Publishing

See The Argus (disambiguation) for publications named "The Argus"

United Kingdom

  • The Argus (Brighton), a newspaper serving Brighton and Hove, England; a member of the Newsquest Media Group
  • South Wales Argus, published in Newport, South Wales; a member of the Newsquest Media Group
  • Argus Press, a British publishing company
  • Telegraph and Argus, a newspaper serving Bradford and surrounding areas.

United States

Elsewhere

  • The Argus (Dundalk), a newspaper serving Dundalk, Ireland; a member of the Independent News & Media group also known as Independent.ie
  • The Argus (Melbourne), former Australian newspaper of record, established in 1846 and closed in 1957
  • Cape Argus, a newspaper printed in Cape Town, South Africa
  • Weekend Argus, a newspaper in South Africa, owned by Independent News & Media
  • Goondiwindi Argus, a newspaper in Goondiwindi, Queensland, Australia, owned by Fairfax Media

Sport

Science and technology

Biology

  • Argus (bird), pheasants from the genera Argusianus and Rheinartia
  • Argus butterflies, including:
    • Nymphalidae, e.g., Erebia, Junonia
    • Polyommatinae (Lycaenidae), e.g., as Aricia, Plebeius, Polyommatus
    • Theclinae (Lycaenidae): the invalid genus Argus (described by Gerhard, 1850), now in Satyrium
  • Argus monitor (Varanus panoptes), a species of lizard
  • Scatophagus argus, a species of fish of the family Scatophagidae
  • Terebra argus, a mollusk of the family Terebridae

Electronics and computing

Other uses in science and technology

Vehicles

  • Argus (automobile), a German automobile manufactured between 1901 and 1909

Aircraft

Named vessels

  • French brig Argus (1800), a French naval ship that took part in the Battle of Trafalgar
  • HMS Argus, the name of many ships in the British Royal Navy
  • RFA Argus (A135), a 1981 Primary Casualty Receiving Ship in Britain's Royal Fleet Auxiliary
  • USS Argus, various ships of the United States Navy
  • SS Argus, a steel-hulled ship lost in the Great Lakes Storm of 1913


See also

  • The Argus (disambiguation), the name of several newspapers
  • Argos (disambiguation)
  • All pages with titles beginning with Argus
  • All pages with titles containing Argus
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