Argeus

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Argeus ("the hunter") is the name of several individuals.

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[edit] Greek Mythology

In Greek mythology,

1. King Argeus of Argos, the son of Megapenthes, and possibly the father of Anaxagoras.
2. Argeus, a surname of Pan (mythology) and Aristaeus.See also Agreus.[1]
3. Argeus, one of the sons (in a rare version of the myth) of Phineus and Danaƫ, the other being Argus. Danae came to Italy with her sons.[2]
4. Argeus, son of Deiphontes.[3]

[edit] Religion

Argeus, with Narcissus and Marcellinus, are Roman Catholic martyrs with a feast of January 2.

[edit] Places

It is the old name of Mount Erciyes in Kayseri, Turkey.

[edit] References

  1. ^ [1].
  2. ^ Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology [2]
  3. ^ Pausanias, Description of Greece 2.28.6 [3]
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