Argus Panoptes: the Hundred Eyed Giant
Let’s get one thing straight: mythology is weird. As I embark on the journey of talking about mythology, I just wanted to make that clear. I couldn’t make this stuff up.
Today, I’m going to talk a little about Argus Panoptes. In the Greek myths, he was a giant who served Hera, the queen of the gods, and wife to Zeus, who was best known for his ability to throw lightning. It should also be mentioned here that Zeus was notorious for being unfaithful to Hera, and many of the Greek myths start out the same way: Zeus had an intense crush on someone else, and he wanted to act on it.
But where does Argus (sometimes spelled Argos) fit into all of this?
At the time of Argus’s myth, Zeus’s current flame was for a nymph named Io. . .
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Today, I’m going to talk a little about Argus Panoptes. In the Greek myths, he was a giant who served Hera, the queen of the gods, and wife to Zeus, who was best known for his ability to throw lightning. It should also be mentioned here that Zeus was notorious for being unfaithful to Hera, and many of the Greek myths start out the same way: Zeus had an intense crush on someone else, and he wanted to act on it.
But where does Argus (sometimes spelled Argos) fit into all of this?
At the time of Argus’s myth, Zeus’s current flame was for a nymph named Io. . .
Read more: https://www.authorjjhanna.com/single-...
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