Argos Panoptes
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Greek Name | Transliteration | Latin Spelling | Translation |
Αργος Πανοπτης | Argos Panoptês | Argos Panoptês | Argive All-Eyes |
ARGOS PANOPTES was a hundred-eyed giant of Argolis in the Peloponnese.
Once when Zeus was consorting with the Argive Nymphe Io, his jealous wife Hera appeared on the scene. The god quickly transformed her into a white heifer but the goddess was not deceived and demanded the animal as a gift. She then appointed Argos Panoptes as its guard.
Zeus sent Hermes to surreptitiously rescue his lover. The god lulled the giant to sleep with his music and slew him with his sword. From this conquest he earned the title Argeiphontes "Slayer of Argos".
Hera rewarded Argos for his service by placing his hundred eyes on the tail of her sacred bird, the peacock.