Argos

[ ahr-gos, -guh s ]

/ ˈɑr gɒs, -gəs /

noun

an ancient city in SE Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis: a powerful rival of Sparta, Athens, and Corinth.

Definition for argos (2 of 2)

Argo

[ ahr-goh ]

/ ˈɑr goʊ /

noun, genitive Ar·gus [ahr-guh s] /ˈɑr gəs/ for 1.

Astronomy. a very large southern constellation, now divided into Vela, Carina, Puppis, and Pyxis, four separate constellations lying largely south of Canis Major.

(italics) Classical Mythology. the ship in which Jason sailed in quest of the Golden Fleece.

Related formsAr·go·an, adjective

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Examples from the Web for argos

Or he was a great warrior from the fields of Argos, and he was a good potter, known to produce beautiful things.
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Now this man was none other than Danaë's father, the old king of Argos.
Old Greek Stories|James Baldwin
The position of the akropolis at Mykn differs widely from that of either of the neighbouring akropoleis of Tiryns and Argos.
Studies of Travel - Greece|Edward A. Freeman
Here the same difficulty occurred which had broken up the negotiations at Argos.
Xerxes|Jacob Abbott

As a memorial of this noble action, her statue was erected in the temple of Aphrodite at Argos.
Greek Women|Mitchell Carroll
After Nauplia came Argos, where the Cretan refugees were gathered in force.
Julia Ward Howe|Laura E. Richards

British Dictionary definitions for argos (1 of 3)

Argos

/ (ˈɑːɡɒs, -ɡəs) /

noun

an ancient city in SE Greece, in the NE Peloponnese: one of the oldest Greek cities, it dominated the Peloponnese in the 7th century bc . Pop (municipality): 29 505 (2001)

British Dictionary definitions for argos (2 of 3)

Argo

/ (ˈɑːɡəʊ) /

noun

Greek myth the ship in which Jason sailed in search of the Golden Fleece

British Dictionary definitions for argos (3 of 3)

Argo

/ (ˈɑːɡəʊ) /

noun Latin genitive Argus (ˈɑːɡəs)

an extensive constellation in the S hemisphere now subdivided into the smaller constellations of Puppis, Vela, Carina, and PyxisAlso called: Argo Navis (ˈneɪvɪs)

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Word Origin and History for argos

Argo

name of the ship in which Jason and his companions sought the Fleece in Colchis, in Greek, literally "The Swift," from argos "swift" (adj.), an epithet, literally "shining, bright" (see argent; cf. also Sanskrit cognate rjrah "shining, glowing, bright," also "swift"), "because all swift motion causes a kind of glancing or flickering light" [Liddell and Scott].