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Argos
Argos , city of ancient Greece, in NE Peloponnesus, 3 mi (4.8 km) inland from the Gulf of Argos, near the modern Nauplia. It was occupied from the early Bronze Age and is mentioned in Homer's Iliad as the kingdom of Diomed. Argos was the center of Argolis and in the 7th cent. BC, under King Pheidon, dominated much of the Peloponnesus. For centuries it was one of the most powerful Greek cities, struggling with Sparta and rivaling Athens and Corinth. Much of Argos' power disappeared after Cleomenes I of Sparta took (c.494 BC) the city. Pyrrhus was killed in an attack on Argos in 272. The city joined the Achaean League in 229, and in 146 it was taken by Rome, under whose rule trade flourished. The Heraeum temple, 6 mi (9.7 km) N of Argos, was the principal center for the worship of the goddess Hera. Argos produced important sculptors, including Polycletus, in the 5th cent. There is a small modern town called Argos on the site of the ancient city. |
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"Argos." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Argos." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-ArgosGr.html "Argos." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-ArgosGr.html |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Argos." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Argos." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Argos.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Argos." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Argos.html |
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Argos in Greek mythology: see Argus . |
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"Argos." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Argos." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-ArgosMyth.html "Argos." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-ArgosMyth.html |
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Argos
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•Laos
•Áyios Nikólaos, chaos
•Eos • Helios
•Chios, Khíos
•Lesbos • straw boss • Phobos • rooibos
•extrados • kudos • reredos • intrados
•Calvados • Argos • Lagos • logos
•Marcos • telos
•Delos, Melos
•Byblos • candyfloss
•tholos, Vólos
•bugloss • omphalos • Pátmos
•Amos, Deimos, Sámos
•Demos • peatmoss • cosmos • Los Alamos • Lemnos • Hypnos • Minos
•Mykonos • tripos • topos • Atropos
•Ballesteros, pharos, Saros
•Imbros • criss-cross • rallycross • Eros
•albatross • monopteros • Dos Passos
•Náxos • Hyksos • Knossos • Santos
•benthos
•bathos, pathos
•ethos • Kórinthos
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"Argos." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Argos." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Argos.html "Argos." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Argos.html |
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