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[[File:ArgosCity.JPG|thumb]]'''Argos''' (Greek: Άργος [ˈarɣos]) is a city in the Peloponesse Peninsula in [[Greece]]. Its population was 22,209 in 2011. The city has been continuously inhabited since before 2000 BC, and was a powerful city-state during the Classical era. Some [[Ancient Greek]] myths are set in Argos, most famously the story of [[Perseus]]. |
[[File:ArgosCity.JPG|thumb]]'''Argos''' (Greek: Άργος [ˈarɣos]) is a city in the Peloponesse Peninsula in [[Greece]]. Its population was 22,209 in 2011. The city has been continuously inhabited since before 2000 BC, and was a powerful city-state during the Classical era. Some [[Ancient Greek]] myths are set in Argos, most famously the story of [[Perseus]]. |
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+ | '''Argos''' was the birthplace of [[Perseus (Myth Manners)|Perseus]], son of [[Zeus (Myth Manners)|Zeus]] and [[Danaë (Myth Manners)|Danaë]]. When his grandfather [[Acrisius (Myth Manners)|King Acrisius]] heard a prophecy that Perseus would one day kill him, he had the young man chained to a sea cliff outside the city, and left to be eaten by a [[Cetus (Myth Manners)|sea serpent]]. However, the warrior princess [[Andromeda (Myth Manners)|Andromeda]] foiled this plan by killing the monster and rescuing Perseus. Perseus and Andromeda then flew on the sandals of [[Hermes (Myth Manners)|Hermes]] above the city of Argos, and Perseus decided to test fate by hovering over the royal palace and dropping his broken chains from the sky, to see if they would land on Acrisius' head and kill him. Acrisius survived, and continued ruling Argos, so the two young people left for [[Mount Olympus (Myth Manners)|Mount Olympus]].<ref>E.g., ''[[Counting Up, Counting Down]]'', pgs. 281-285, tpb.</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 06:26, 20 April 2021
Argos (Greek: Άργος [ˈarɣos]) is a city in the Peloponesse Peninsula in Greece. Its population was 22,209 in 2011. The city has been continuously inhabited since before 2000 BC, and was a powerful city-state during the Classical era. Some Ancient Greek myths are set in Argos, most famously the story of Perseus.
Argos in "Myth Manners' Guide to Greek Missology"[]
Argos was the birthplace of Perseus, son of Zeus and Danaë. When his grandfather King Acrisius heard a prophecy that Perseus would one day kill him, he had the young man chained to a sea cliff outside the city, and left to be eaten by a sea serpent. However, the warrior princess Andromeda foiled this plan by killing the monster and rescuing Perseus. Perseus and Andromeda then flew on the sandals of Hermes above the city of Argos, and Perseus decided to test fate by hovering over the royal palace and dropping his broken chains from the sky, to see if they would land on Acrisius' head and kill him. Acrisius survived, and continued ruling Argos, so the two young people left for Mount Olympus.[1]
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- ↑ E.g., Counting Up, Counting Down, pgs. 281-285, tpb.
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