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Definitions for Argus

[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 the Odyssey ) 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.
[6] Astronomy . a very large southern constellation, now divided into Vela, Carina, Puppis, and Pyxis, four separate constellations lying largely south of Canis Major.
[7] (italics ) Classical Mythology . the ship in which Jason sailed in quest of the Golden Fleece.
[8] any of various brown butterflies, esp the Scotch argus (Erebia aethiops ) found on moorland and in forests up to a height of 2000 m
[9] 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
[10] a vigilant person; guardian
[11] Greek myth the ship in which Jason sailed in search of the Golden Fleece
[12] an extensive constellation in the S hemisphere now subdivided into the smaller constellations of Puppis , Vela , Carina , and Pyxis Also called: Argo Navis (ˈneɪvɪs )

Origin of Argus

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

Other words from Argus

Ar·go·an , adjective