Zeus had commanded the god Hermes to kill Argus, who was guarding Io.
Argus Panoptes is killed by Hermes while guarding Zeus' love Io so he does not cheat on Hera. Zeus sends Hermes to kill Argus and retrive Io. Later Hera takes Argus' eyes and in honor of him adds them to her favorite bird, the peacock.
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Argos (Argus) - 100 eyed giant
Argeiphontes (Argicida), meaning "Argus-slayer".
Argus was killed by Hermes.
Zeus had commanded the god Hermes to kill Argus, who was guarding Io.
Argus Panoptes is killed by Hermes while guarding Zeus' love Io so he does not cheat on Hera. Zeus sends Hermes to kill Argus and retrive Io. Later Hera takes Argus' eyes and in honor of him adds them to her favorite bird, the peacock.
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Hermes is the messenger god, also known as the giant killer because he killed the giant Argos, who was Hera's guard.
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Argus, the creature Hera had protect Io from escaping, but Hermes killed it in order to free Io, so Hera put its 100 eyes on her peacock
Hermes tells a story to lull Argus to sleep, eventually causing all of his eyes to close and enabling Hermes to kill him.
Zeus orders Hermes to kill Argus because Argus was guarding Io, a woman Zeus was romantically involved with. Zeus believed that by killing Argus, he could free Io from her watchful eyes and have more access to her without being caught.
Zeus' shield, the Aegis, is often depicted with the head of Argus because Argus was a giant with a hundred eyes who served as a guardian for Hera, Zeus' wife. When Argus was killed by Hermes at Zeus' command, Zeus took his eyes and placed them on his shield as a symbol of protection and power.
Argos (Argus) - 100 eyed giant