Argos (/ˈɑːrɡɒs, -ɡəs/; Greek: Άργος [ˈarɣos]; Ancient and Katharevousa: Ἄργος [árɡos]) is a city and former municipality in Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece...
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Look up Argos in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Argos most often refers to: Argos, Peloponnese, a city in Argolis, Greece Argus (Greek myth), several...
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Pelasgus (category Mythology of Argos, Peloponnese)
In Argos, several Inachid kings were called Pelasgus: Pelasgus, brother to Apis both sons of Phoroneus, is said to have founded the city of Argos in Peloponnesus...
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battles. The major cities of Sparta, Corinth, Argos and Megalopolis were all located on the Peloponnese, and it was the homeland of the Peloponnesian...
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Greek mythology, Argus (/ˈɑːrɡəs/; Ancient Greek: Ἄργος Argos) was the king and eponym of Argos. He was a son of Zeus and Niobe, daughter of Phoroneus...
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Battle of Argos of 272 BC was fought between the forces of Pyrrhus, the king of Epirus, and a spontaneous alliance between the city state of Argos, the Spartan...
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Heracles (category Mythology of Argos, Peloponnese)
could offer historical dates for Heracles as a king in Argos: "from the reign of Heracles in Argos to the deification of Heracles himself and of Asclepius...
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The Peloponnese Region (Greek: Περιφέρεια Πελοποννήσου, romanized: Periféria Peloponnísou, [periˈferia pelopoˈnisu]) is a region in southern Greece. It...
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In Greek mythology and legendary history, Callithyia (/ˌkælɪˈθaɪ.ə/; Ancient Greek: Καλλίθυια; also Callithoe (/kəˈlɪθoʊi/; Καλλιθόη), Callithea (/kəˈlɪθiə/;...
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Greek: Πελασγός, Pelasgós) also known as Gelanor, was an Inachid king of Argos. Pelasgus was the son of Sthenelas, son of Crotopus, son of Agenor, son...
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dike "justice") was a Spartan princess who later on became the queen of Argos. Eurydice was the daughter of King Lacedaemon and Queen Sparta, the legendary...
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Argos Municipal Stadium is a public multi-use stadium in Argos, Peloponnese, Greece. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home...
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Alcmene (category Mythology of Argos, Peloponnese)
requesting Zeus to swear an oath to that effect, descended from Olympus to Argos and made the wife of Sthenelus (son of Perseus) give birth to Eurystheus...
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The Archaeological Museum of Argos (Greek: Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Άργους) is a museum in Argos, in Argolis on the Peloponnese peninsula, Greece. The history...
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Argolis (redirect from Argos Prefecture)
Argeiakon Bima – Argos Ta Nea tis Argolidos – Nafplio Argaiki Radiofonia – Argos Argos Radio Deejay – Argos – 96.2 FM Cool FM – Argos, Kefalari – 90.7...
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Argos-Mykines (Greek: Άργος-Μυκήνες) is a municipality in the Argolis regional unit, Peloponnese, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the city of Argos...
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Pelopia (category Mythology of Argos, Peloponnese)
In Greek mythology, Pelopia or Pelopea or Pelopeia (Ancient Greek: Πελόπεια) was a name attributed to four individuals: Pelopia, a Theban princess as one...
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senior high school in the U.S.) Students at First High School in Argos, Peloponnese, Greece The red-brick building of the Kallavesi High School in Kuopio...
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Pelasgia (i.e. Lesbos). Xanthus was the son of Pelasgians king, Triopas of Argos, and Oreasis (Oreaside). His brother was called Inachus (=?Iasus). Xanthus...
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Polydorus (category Mythology of Argos, Peloponnese)
In Greek mythology, Polydorus (/ˌpɒlɪˈdɔːrəs/; Ancient Greek: Πολύδωρος, i.e. "many-gift[ed]") or Polydoros referred to several different people. Polydorus...
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Bias (son of Amythaon) (category Mythology of Argos, Peloponnese)
mythology, Bias (/ˈbaɪ.əs/; Ancient Greek: Βίας), was one of the three kings of Argos when the kingdom was divided into three domains. The other kings were his...
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Melampus (category Mythology of Argos, Peloponnese)
was a legendary soothsayer and healer, originally of Pylos, who ruled at Argos. He was the introducer of the worship of Dionysus, according to Herodotus...
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Xanthus (mythology) (category Mythology of Argos, Peloponnese)
In Greek mythology, the name Xanthus or Xanthos (/ˈzænθəs/; Ancient Greek: Ξάνθος means "yellow" or "fair hair") may refer to: Divine Xanthus, the gods'...
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Danais (epic) (category Mythology of Argos, Peloponnese)
Danais (Ancient Greek: Δαναΐς) refers to a lost ancient Greek epic written by one of the cyclic poets. The Danaid tetralogy of Aeschylus undoubtedly draws...
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Aerope (category Mythology of Argos, Peloponnese)
the wife of King Teuthras. Danae was the daughter of Acrisius, king of Argos, and the mother of the hero Perseus. An oracle told Acrisius that he would...
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Iphianassa (category Mythology of Argos, Peloponnese)
In Greek mythology, Iphianassa (/ˌɪfiəˈnæsə/; Ancient Greek: Ίφιάνασσα Īphianassa means 'strong queen' or 'rule strongly') is a name that refers to several...
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Eteoclus (category Mythology of Argos, Peloponnese)
In Greek mythology, Eteoclus (Ancient Greek: Ἐτέοκλος) was the son of Iphis. Eteoclus participated in the war on Thebes by the Seven against Thebes, and...
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Thomas of Argos (Greek: Θωμάς εξ Άργους in the primary source) was the captain of a battalion of Greek stratioti who served as mercenaries with the English...
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Phoroneus (category Mythology of Argos, Peloponnese)
also the father of Apis, who may have also ruled Argos (according to Tatiānus). He was worshipped in Argos with an eternal fire that was shown to Pausanias...
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peristyle house built from scratch as the Villa of the Falconer at Argos, Peloponnese, dating from the style of its floor mosaics to about 530–550. Existing...
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