Argeus

Greek Mythology

1. King Argeus of Argos

Argos

Argos is a city in Greece in the Peloponnese near Nafplion, which was its historic harbour .-Name:The region of Argos is known as the Argolis, Argolid, or Argeia...

, the son of Megapenthes

Megapenthes

In Greek mythology, Megapénthês was a son of Proetus. He exchanged kingdoms with his cousin Perseus, whom he killed much later. He was the father of Argeus and possibly Anaxagoras....

, and possibly the father of Anaxagoras

Anaxagoras (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Anaxagoras was a king of Argos and son of either Megapenthes or his son Argeus. The prince, Anaxagoras' son, suffered from a strange malady and the king offered a reward for anybody that could heal him. Melampus, a local seer, killed an ox and talked to the vultures that came...

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2. Argeus, a surname of Pan (mythology)

Pan (mythology)

Pan , in Greek religion and mythology, is the companion of the nymphs, god of shepherds and flocks, of mountain wilds, hunting and rustic music. His name originates within the Greek language, from the word paein, meaning "to pasture". He has the hindquarters, legs, and horns of a goat, in the same...

 and Aristaeus

Aristaeus

A minor god in Greek mythology, which we read largely through Athenian writers, Aristaeus or Aristaios , "ever close follower of the flocks", was the culture hero credited with the discovery of many useful arts, including bee-keeping; he was the son of Apollo and the huntress Cyrene...

.See also Agreus

Agreus

In Greek mythology Agreus or Argeus and his brother Nomios are two of the Pans, creatures multiplied from the god Pan. They are human in shape, but have the horns of goats. Like Pan, both were the sons of Hermes, Argeus' mother being the nymph Sose, a prophetess: he inherited his mother's gift of...

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3. Argeus, one of the sons (in a rare version of the myth) of Phineus

Phineus

Phineus may refer to:* Phineus, killed by Perseus. See Boast of Cassiopeia* Blind King Phineus or Phineas of Thrace, visited by Jason and the Argonauts* Phineas Nigellus, a deceased headmaster in the Harry Potter universe...

 and Danaë

Danaë

In Greek mythology, Danaë was a daughter of King Acrisius of Argos and Eurydice . She was the mother of Perseus by Zeus. She was sometimes credited with founding the city of Ardea in Latium....

, the other being Argus

ARGUS

ARGUS, all capitalized, may refer to:* ARGUS , a particle physics experiment that ran at DESY* ARGUS distribution, a function used in particle physics named after the above experiment...

. Danae came to Italy with her sons.

4. Argeus, son of Deiphontes.

Religion

Argeus, with Narcissus and Marcellinus, are Roman Catholic martyr

Martyr

A martyr is somebody who suffers persecution and death for refusing to renounce a belief, usually religious.-Meaning:...

s with a feast of January 2.