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- ArgosArgosArgos is a city and a former municipality in Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Argos-Mykines, of which it is a municipal unit. It is 11 kilometres from Nafplion, which was its historic harbour...
, a city in the northeast Peloponnese, which shares this name with several smaller towns:- Argos PelasgikonArgos PelasgikonArgos Pelasgikon is a Homeric location of Thessaly mentioned in the "Catalogue of Ships" passage: It has been interpreted to be a city in the Pelasgiotis district or an alternative name of Phthia, the kingdom of Peleus and Achilles or pertaining to the whole Thessaly...
in Thessaly - Amphilochian ArgosAmphilochian ArgosAmphilochian Argos was the most important city in Amphilochia in Ancient Greece, situated on the Ambracian Gulf.-Foundation legend:It was, according to Greek mythology, founded by Amphilochus after the Trojan War...
, an ancient settlement in Amphilochia - Argos Ippaton, an ancient settlement in EpirusEpirus (region)Epirus is a geographical and historical region in southeastern Europe, shared between Greece and Albania. It lies between the Pindus Mountains and the Ionian Sea, stretching from the Bay of Vlorë in the north to the Ambracian Gulf in the south...
- Argos OrestikoArgos OrestikoArgos Orestiko is a town and a former municipality in the Kastoria peripheral unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Orestida, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit....
n, a town in the southwest-central part of Kastoria - Argos, Nisyros an ancient settlement on NisyrosNisyrosNisyros is a volcanic Greek island and municipality located in the Aegean Sea. It is part of the Dodecanese group of islands, situated between the islands of Kos and Tilos. Its shape is approximately round, with a diameter of about , and an area of . Several other islets are found in the direct...
island
- Argos Pelasgikon
In Greek mythology
- Argus (Argos), the son of ZeusZeusIn the ancient Greek religion, Zeus was the "Father of Gods and men" who ruled the Olympians of Mount Olympus as a father ruled the family. He was the god of sky and thunder in Greek mythology. His Roman counterpart is Jupiter and his Etruscan counterpart is Tinia.Zeus was the child of Cronus...
and NiobeNiobeNiobe was a daughter of Tantalus and of either Dione, the most frequently cited, or of Eurythemista or Euryanassa, and she was the sister of Pelops and Broteas, all of whom figure in Greek mythology....
; Zeus' first child by a mortal - Argos (dog)Argos (dog)In Homer's the Odyssey, Argos is Odysseus' faithful dog. After twenty years struggling to get home to Ithaca, Odysseus finally arrives at his homeland. In his absence, reckless suitors have taken over his house in hopes of marrying his wife Penelope...
, the hero Odysseus' faithful dog in Homer's Odyssey - Argus PanoptesArgus PanoptesIn Greek mythology, Argus Panoptes or Argos, guardian of the heifer-nymph Io and son of Arestor, was a primordial giant whose epithet "Panoptes", "all-seeing", led to his being described with multiple, often one hundred, eyes. The epithet Panoptes was applied to the Titan of the Sun, Helios, and...
, a hundred-eyed giant who guarded Io - Argos, the son of JasonJasonJason was a late ancient Greek mythological hero from the late 10th Century BC, famous as the leader of the Argonauts and their quest for the Golden Fleece. He was the son of Aeson, the rightful king of Iolcus...
and Medea - Argos, the shipwright who built the ArgoArgoIn Greek mythology, the Argo was the ship on which Jason and the Argonauts sailed from Iolcos to retrieve the Golden Fleece. It was named after its builder, Argus.-Legend:...
, on which Jason and the Argonauts sailed
Other uses
- P91-1 ARGOSP91-1 ARGOSThe Advanced Research and Global Observation Satellite was launched on 23 Feb 1999 from SLC-2W, Vandenberg AFB, CA, atop a Boeing Delta II . Construction of the spacecraft bus and integration of the satellite's nine payloads was accomplished by Boeing at their Seal Beach, CA facility...
or the Advanced Research and Global Observation Satellite, US Air Force research and development space mission - Argos (EGFR Inhibitor)Argos (EGFR Inhibitor)Argos is a secreted protein that is an inhibitor of the epidermal growth factor receptor pathway in Drosophila melanogaster . The name derives from the phenotype of mutant flies with eye defects and refers to Argus Panoptes. The mechanism by which Argos attenuates the EGFR pathway is by...
, an inhibitor of the Drosophila EGFR pathway that neutralizes epidermal growth factor - Argos (retailer)Argos (retailer)Argos is the largest general-goods retailer in the United Kingdom and Ireland with over 800 stores. It is unique amongst major retailers in the UK in that it is a catalogue merchant...
, a major UK multi-channel retailer, that forms part of Home Retail Group - Argos (cement company), a major Colombian cement manufacturing company
- Argos (Stargate), a fictional planet in the Stargate SG-1 universe
- Argos Foundation, a charitable educational organization based in Florida
- Argos Comunicación, a Mexican television and film company
- Argos SystemArgos SystemArgos is a satellite-based system which collects, processes and disseminates environmental data from fixed and mobile platforms worldwide. What makes Argos unique is the ability to geographically locate the source of the data anywhere on the Earth utilizing the Doppler effect...
, a satellite-based system for environmental data collection - Argos, the short name for the Toronto ArgonautsToronto ArgonautsThe Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League. The Toronto, Ontario based team was founded in 1873 and is one of the oldest existing professional sports teams in North America, after the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta...
of the Canadian Football League - Argonaut Rowing ClubArgonaut Rowing ClubThe Argonaut Rowing Club is an amateur rowing club in Toronto, Ontario. It is located on Lake Ontario at the foot of Dowling Avenue, south of Lake Shore Boulevard West, west of Exhibition Place. The club was founded in 1872...
, a rowing club with ties to the Toronto Argonauts - Argo (oceanography)Argo (oceanography)Argo is an observation system for the Earth's oceans that provides real-time data for use in climate, weather, oceanographic and fisheries research. Argo consists of a large collection of small, drifting oceanic robotic probes deployed worldwide. The probes float as deep as 2 km. Once every...
, a network of free floating temperature and salinity sensors. - Eddie ArgosEddie ArgosEddie Argos is the lead singer of English rock band Art Brut,born in Weymouth, England. He later moved to Poole, Dorset as a young child, and has subsequently written about the Martin Kemp-Welch School there , in the song Martin Kemp-Welch Five A Side Football Rules from the album Brilliant! Tragic!...
, the lead singer of English indie rock band Art Brut - ARGOS DSSARGOS DSSARGOS is a Decision Support System for crisis and emergency management for incidents with chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear releases.- The ARGOS Consortium :...
, a Decision Support System (DSS) for enhancing Crisis Management for incidents with CBRN releases. - Toronto Argos, Canadian Football League team based in Toronto, Ontario.
See also
- Argus (disambiguation)Argus (disambiguation)- Mythology :* Argus Panoptes , a giant with a hundred eyes.* Argus-Pelasgus, son of Zeus and Niobe; succeeded Phoroneus as King of Argos* Argus, son of Arestor, builder of the ship Argo in the tale of the Argonauts...
- Argosy (disambiguation)Argosy (disambiguation)The word Argosy may refer to:*argosy, an English term for a flotilla* Argosy , an American pulp magazine* Argosy Cruises, an American Seattle-based tour and charter company* Armstrong Whitworth Argosy, a 1920s British airliner...
- Agros (disambiguation)
- ArgoArgoIn Greek mythology, the Argo was the ship on which Jason and the Argonauts sailed from Iolcos to retrieve the Golden Fleece. It was named after its builder, Argus.-Legend:...