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Greek mythology

  • Argeus (king of Argos)
    Argeus (king of Argos)
    Argeus was a mythological king of Argos in Ancient Greece, the son of Megapenthes, and possibly the father of Anaxagoras....

  • Argeus, a surname of Pan (mythology)
    Pan (mythology)
    Pan , in Greek religion and mythology, is the god of the wild, shepherds and flocks, nature, of mountain wilds, hunting and rustic music, as well as the companion of the nymphs. His name originates within the Greek language, from the word paein , meaning "to pasture." He has the hindquarters, legs,...

     and Aristaeus
  • Argeus, one of the sons (in a rare version of the myth) of Phineus and Danaë
    Danaë
    In Greek mythology, Danaë was a daughter of King Acrisius of Argos and Eurydice of Argos. She was the mother of Perseus by Zeus. She was sometimes credited with founding the city of Ardea in Latium....

    , the other being Argus
  • Argeus, son of Deiphontes
    Deiphontes
    Deiphontes was king of Argos. He was a son of Antimachus, and husband of Hyrnetho, the daughter of Temenus the Heracleide, by whom he became the father of Antimenes, Xanthippus, Argeius, and Orsobia...

     and Hyrnetho
  • Argeus, one of the Niobids
    Niobids
    In Greek mythology, the Niobids were the children of Amphion of Thebes and Niobe, slain by Apollo and Artemis because Niobe, born of the royal house of Phrygia, had boastfully compared the greater number of her own offspring with those of Leto, Apollo's and Artemis' mother: a classic example of...

  • Argeus, son of Licymnius
    Licymnius
    In Greek mythology, Licymnius was a good friend of Heracles' and an illegitimate son of Electryon, King of Tiryns and Mycenae in the Argolid . His mother is given as Mideia, a Phrygian woman...

    , brother of Melas
  • Argeus, son of Pelops and Hippodamia, by Hegesandra father of Alector
    Alector
    Alector refers to more than one person in classical myth and history:*Alector, the father of Leitus, himself one of the Argonauts. Homer calls him "Alectryon", and Diodorus "Electryon"....

     and Boethoos

Religion

  • Argeus, Roman Catholic martyr with a feast of January 2; see Narcissus, Argeus, and Marcellinus
    Narcissus, Argeus, and Marcellinus
    Saints Narcissus, Argeus and Marcellinus are Christian saints and martyrs. Tradition states that they were brothers enlisted as soldiers in the army of Licinius. After refusing to perform military service due to their faith, they were tried and put to death at Tomi...

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