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Argos is an ancient city in SE Greece, in the NE Peloponnese: one of the oldest Greek cities, it dominated the Peloponnese in the 7th century BC. Its a beautiful city in Greece, the city my family is from. or Argos or Argusin mythology a monster with many eyes that the goddess Hera was said to have taken the eyes & placed them in the tail of her bird, the peacock.

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The word Argos in Latin is simply another name for the Greeks. In Vergil's Aeneid, there are several instances of the Greeks being referred to as Argos. This name comes from the story of Jason and the Golden Fleece, when Jason and his comrades were referred to as the Argonauts.

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