Argus

First appears: The Great Eoiae

In The Great Eoiae, Iophossa bore Argus and his brothers Phrontis, Melas, and Cytisorus; Argus is also identified as a child of Phrixus. Argus and Perimele were parents of Magnes, who lived in Thessaly, where Magnes had a son, Hymenaeus.

In Aegimius, Hera set Argus to watch Io, and Hermes slew him.

Relationship record

Life events

• Iophossa bore four children: Argus, Phrontis, Melas, and Cytisorus.(The Great Eoiae)
  • With: Iophossa Aeetes Phrontis Melas Cytisorus
  • “And he says there were four of them, Argus, Phrontis, Melas, and Cytisorus.”
• Magnes had a son, Hymenaeus.(The Great Eoiae · 📍 Thessaly)
  • With: Magnes son of Argus Perimele Admetus Hymenaeus
  • “He had a son of remarkable beauty, Hymenaeus.”
• Hera set Argus to watch Io.(Aegimius)
  • With: Hera Io
  • “And (Hera) set a watcher upon her (Io), great and strong Argus”
• Hermes slew Argus, Io’s herdsman.(Aegimius)
  • With: Hermes
  • “According to Hesiod’s tale he (Hermes) slew (Argus) the herdsman of Io.”

The Great Eoiae

• parent: Phrixus “This is one of the children of Phrixus. These.... ....Hesiod in the Great Eoiae says were born of Iophossa the daughter of Aeetes.”
• parent: Iophossa “These.... ....Hesiod in the Great Eoiae says were born of Iophossa the daughter of Aeetes.”
• parent: Perimele “Magnes was the son of Argus, the son of Phrixus and Perimele, Admetus’ daughter, and lived in the region of Thessaly”
• child: Magnes son of Argus “Magnes was the son of Argus, the son of Phrixus and Perimele, Admetus’ daughter, and lived in the region of Thessaly”

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Extracted from the original text of Hesiod and Homerica. Made with Rho MD.