Argos

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Argos

  • /ˈɑːɡɒs/ UK
  • /ˈɑːɡəs/ UK
  • /ˈɑɹˌɡɑs/ US
  • /ˈɑɹɡəs/ US

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄργος (Árgos).

proper noun Argoses

  1. A city in the Peloponnese, Greece.
  2. Greek The dog of Odysseus in Homer's Odyssey.
  3. Greek, alternative Alternative form of Argus (“many-eyed servant of Hera”).
  4. A town in Indiana; named for the city in Greece.
  5. A river in Murcia, Spain; flowing from Caravaca de la Cruz into the Segura at Calasparra.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: argolis, argolida, pyrgos, nafplio, hermione, volos, aigaleo, areopoli, cholargos, alimos, œnoë, megara, amorgos, orchomenos, papagou, pylos

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name city in Greece

EspañolArgos
한국어아르고스 Areugoseu
日本語アルゴス Arugosu
中文阿爾戈斯 /阿尔戈斯 Ā'ěrgēsī
हिन्दीअर्गोस argos
PortuguêsArgos
ItalianoArgo
ΕλληνικάΆργος Árgos
РусскийА́ргос Árgos
العربيةآرغوس

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"Argos." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/argos. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Argos. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/argos

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@misc{argos_2026,
  title = {Argos},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/argos},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}