Argos

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city in the Peloponnese, Greece.
  2. The dog of Odysseus in Homer's Odyssey.
  3. Alternative form of Argus (“many-eyed servant of Hera”).
  4. A town in Indiana; named for the city in Greece.
  5. A river in Murcia, Spain; flowing from Caravaca de la Cruz into the Segura at Calasparra.

Pronunciation

/ˈɑːɡɒs/ /ˈɑːɡəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Argos.wav /ˈɑɹˌɡɑs/ /ˈɑɹɡəs/

Word forms

Argos Argoses

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἄργος (Árgos).

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