Argus

Argus is the Latinized form of the Ancient Greek word Argos. It may refer to:

Greek mythology

Arts and entertainment

Fictional entities

Games

Music

Television

Businesses

Places

Iran

Spain

United States

Publishing

See The Argus (disambiguation) for publications named "The Argus"

United Kingdom

United States

Elsewhere

  • The Argus (Dundalk), a newspaper serving Dundalk, Ireland; a member of the Independent News & Media group also known as Independent.ie
  • The Argus (Melbourne), former Australian newspaper of record, established in 1846 and closed in 1957
  • Cape Argus, a newspaper printed in Cape Town, South Africa
  • Weekend Argus, a newspaper in South Africa, owned by Independent News & Media
  • Goondiwindi Argus, a newspaper in Goondiwindi, Queensland, Australia, owned by Fairfax Media

Sport

Science and technology

Biology

  • Argus (bird), pheasants from the genera Argusianus and Rheinartia
  • Argus butterflies, including:
    • Nymphalidae, e.g., Erebia, Junonia
    • Polyommatinae (Lycaenidae), e.g., as Aricia, Plebeius, Polyommatus
    • Theclinae (Lycaenidae): the invalid genus Argus (described by Gerhard, 1850), now in Satyrium
  • Argus monitor (Varanus panoptes), a species of lizard
  • Scatophagus argus, a species of fish of the family Scatophagidae
  • Terebra argus, a mollusk of the family Terebridae

Electronics and computing

Other uses in science and technology

Vehicles

Aircraft

Named vessels

  • French brig Argus (1800), a French naval ship that took part in the Battle of Trafalgar
  • HMS Argus, the name of many ships in the British Royal Navy
  • RFA Argus (A135), a 1981 Primary Casualty Receiving Ship in Britain's Royal Fleet Auxiliary
  • USS Argus, various ships of the United States Navy
  • SS Argus, a steel-hulled ship lost in the Great Lakes Storm of 1913


See also

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