In
Greek mythology, Argeus (
Ancient Greek: Ἀργεύς means "the hunter") or Argius (Ἀργεῖος Argeius or Argeios) or may refer to the following personages:
Argeius or
Argus, a king of
Argos around 1600 BCE, and successor to
Apis, king of Argos, according to
Tatian.
Argeus, son of
Licymnius and brother of
Melas. He fell in battle fighting with Heracles against King
Eurytus of
Oechalia, a city of doubtful location.[7]
Argeius, a
centaur who was driven mad by the smell of wine and subsequently killed by the
demigodHeracles while the latter was visiting his friend, the centaur
Pholus, some time between his third and fourth labors.[8][9]
^Bane, Theresa (2016).
"Argeius". Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore. McFarland. p. 39.
ISBN9781476622682. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
Tzetzes, John, Book of Histories, Book VII-VIII translated by Vasiliki Dogani from the original Greek of T. Kiessling's edition of 1826.
Online version at theio.com
This article includes a list of Greek mythological figures with the same or similar names. If an
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In
Greek mythology, Argeus (
Ancient Greek: Ἀργεύς means "the hunter") or Argius (Ἀργεῖος Argeius or Argeios) or may refer to the following personages:
Argeius or
Argus, a king of
Argos around 1600 BCE, and successor to
Apis, king of Argos, according to
Tatian.
Argeus, son of
Licymnius and brother of
Melas. He fell in battle fighting with Heracles against King
Eurytus of
Oechalia, a city of doubtful location.[7]
Argeius, a
centaur who was driven mad by the smell of wine and subsequently killed by the
demigodHeracles while the latter was visiting his friend, the centaur
Pholus, some time between his third and fourth labors.[8][9]
^Bane, Theresa (2016).
"Argeius". Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore. McFarland. p. 39.
ISBN9781476622682. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
Tzetzes, John, Book of Histories, Book VII-VIII translated by Vasiliki Dogani from the original Greek of T. Kiessling's edition of 1826.
Online version at theio.com
This article includes a list of Greek mythological figures with the same or similar names. If an
internal link for a specific Greek mythology article referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended Greek mythology article, if one exists.