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

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 Danaë, the other being Argus. Danae came to Italy with her sons.^[2]

4. Argeus, son of Deiphontes.^[3]

Religion

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

Places

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

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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