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Argus


Ar·gus

A0420000 (är′gəs)n.1. Greek Mythology A giant with 100 eyes who was made guardian of Io and was later slain by Hermes.2. An alert or watchful person; a guardian.
[Latin, from Greek Argos.]

argus

(ˈɑːɡəs) n (Animals) any of various brown butterflies, esp the Scotch argus (Erebia aethiops) found on moorland and in forests up to a height of 2000 m

Argus

(ˈɑːɡəs) n1. (Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a giant with a hundred eyes who was made guardian of the heifer Io. After he was killed by Hermes his eyes were transferred to the peacock's tail2. a vigilant person; guardian

Ar•gus

(ˈɑr gəs)

n. 1. (in Greek myth) a giant with 100 eyes set to guard the heifer Io. 2. any observant or vigilant person; a watchful guardian. [< Latin < Greek Árgos, derivative of argós bright, shining]
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Noun1.Argus - (Greek mythology) a giant with 100 eyes; was guardian of the heifer Io and was slain by HermesGreek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeksgiant - an imaginary figure of superhuman size and strength; appears in folklore and fairy tales
2.Argus - large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasantargus - large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasantargus pheasantpheasant - large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhereArgusianus, genus Argusianus - argus pheasants
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Argus


Argus

(är`gəs) or

Argos

(är`gŏs, –gəs), in Greek mythology. 1 Many-eyed monster, also called Panoptes. He guarded IoIo,
in Greek mythology, daughter of Inachus, king ofo Argos. She was loved by Zeus, who, to protect her from Hera's jealousy, changed her into a white heifer. Hera, however, was not deceived; she claimed the heifer and sent Argus to guard it.
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 after she had been changed into a heifer. After Hermes slew the monster, Hera took his eyes and placed them in the tail of her bird, the peacock. 2 Builder of the ArgoArgo
, in Greek mythology, ship in which Jason and the Argonauts sailed in quest of the Golden Fleece. Most legends say that Argus, son of Phrixus, was the builder, with the help of Athena. The Argo included a beam cut from the divine tree of Dodona, which could foretell the future.
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. He built the ship on which Jason and the Argonauts (of which he was one) sailed in quest of the Golden Fleece.

Argus

skillful builder of Jason’s Argo. [Gk. Myth.: Walsh Classical, 29]See: Craftsmanship

Argus

hundred-eyed giant guarding Io. [Gk. Myth.: Leach, 72]See: Guardianship

Argus

Odysseus’ dog; overjoyed at Odysseus’ return, he dies. [Gk. Lit.: Odyssey]See: Loyalty

Argus

hundred-eyed giant who guarded Io. [Gk. Myth. and Rom. Lit.: Metamorphoses]See: Monsters

Argus

hundred-eyed giant ordered slain by Zeus, changed by Hera into a peacock with a tail full of “eyes.” [Gk. Myth.: Benét, 48]See: Transformation

Argus

(language)A successor to CLU, from LCS at MIT. Argussupports distributed programming through guardians (likemonitors, but can be created dynamically) and atomic actions (indivisible activity). It also has cobegin andcoend.

["Argus Reference Manual", B. Liskov et al., TR-400, MIT/LCS,1987].

["Guardians and Actions: Linguistic Support for Robust,Distributed Programs", B. Liskov et al,TOPLAS 5(3):381-404 (1983)].

Argus


Argus

A computer program widely used among real estate investors to analyze portfolio performance and purchase opportunities.It is becoming increasingly important for graduates of business schools to have working knowledge of the Argus software if they want to secure employment with large institutional owners and managers of real estate.(For more information go to Realm Web site at www.realm.com.)

ARGUS


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Argus


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noun (Greek mythology) a giant with 100 eyes

Related Words

  • Greek mythology
  • giant

noun large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant

Synonyms

  • argus pheasant

Related Words

  • pheasant
  • Argusianus
  • genus Argusianus
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