Argus

[ahr-guhs]

noun

1. Classical Mythology.,  a giant with 100 eyes, set to guard the heifer Io: his eyes were transferred after his death to the peacock's tail.

2. a son of Phrixus and builder of the Argo.

3. (in theOdyssey ) Odysseus' faithful dog, who recognized his master after twenty years and immediately died.

4. any observant or vigilant person; a watchful guardian.

5. (lowercase),  Also argus pheasant any of several brilliantly marked Malayan pheasants of the Argusianus or Rheinardia genera.

argus

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/ ˈɑːɡəs /

noun

1. any of various brown butterflies, esp the Scotch argus ( Erebia aethiops ) found on moorland and in forests up to a height of 2000 m

Argus

²

/ ˈɑːɡəs /

noun

1. Greek myth a giant with a hundred eyes who was made guardian of the heifer Io. After he was killed by Hermes his eyes were transferred to the peacock's tail

2. a vigilant person; guardian

Argus

1. A creature in classical mythology who had a hundred eyes. Hera set him to watch over Io, a girl who had been seduced by Zeus and then turned into a cow; with Argus on guard, Zeus could not come to rescue Io, for only some of Argus' eyes would be closed in sleep at any one time. Hermes, working on Zeus' behalf, played music that put all the eyes to sleep and then killed Argus. Hera put his eyes in the tail of the peacock.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Argus¹

< Latin < Greek Árgos, derivative of argós bright, shining

Example Sentences

“We view the signal as more effective as a near-term trading indicator than as a long-term investment strategy,” says Argus Market Watch, a sister publication to Vickers Insider Weekly.

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The operator of the terminal, state-owned China Oil & Gas Pipeline Network, mostly owns assets in China, with limited exposure to the dollar-based financial system, said Martin Senior, analyst at data provider Argus.

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The premium of Brent futures over Dubai swaps, measured by the Brent/Dubai EFS, has narrowed over the last few days, said Tom Reed, a vice president at commodities analytics firm Argus Media.

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For such situations, Argus Interception, a spinoff of a German university project, has developed A1-Falke, a drone that targets intruders with nets and brings them back to base.

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"He told the South Wales Argus in 1965 that 'Wales seemed full of green grass, beautiful mountains and such friendly people' so he always had a feeling for Wales."

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