Argus name - Meaning of Argus

Argus name - Meaning of Argus

Gender

Masculine

Lucky Number

3

Usage

Greek Mythology (Latinized)

Pronounced

AHR-goos

Argus Meaning

From the Greek Αργος (Argos) , derived from αργος (argos) meaning 'glistening, shining'. In Greek myth this name belonged to both the man who built the Argo and a man with a hundred eyes. Argus is a variant of Argos. Argos was a mythical creature in ancient Greek literature that had 100 eyes. When it was killed, the eyes were supposed to have been put into the tail feathers of a peacock, which is why they look like so many eyes. The meaning of the name in Greek is 'alert or vigilant'.