Argus Panoptes

giant with hundred eyes in Greek mythology
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Argus Panoptes
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Argus Panoptes

Summary

Argus Panoptes is a mythological Greek character[1]. He passed away in Argive Heraion[2]. He ranks in the top 5% of mythological_greek_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (639 views/month).[3]

Key Facts

  • Argus Panoptes passed away in Argive Heraion[2].
  • Argus Panoptes's father was Inachus[4].
  • Argus Panoptes's father was Arestor[5].
  • Argus Panoptes's father was Agenor[6].
  • Argus Panoptes's image is recorded as Hermes liberating Io from Argos - Wien KHM AS IV 3729 - Greek vase from the 5th century BC.jpg[7].
  • Argus Panoptes is recorded as male[8].
  • Argus Panoptes's instance of is recorded as mythological Greek character[9].
  • Argus Panoptes's instance of is recorded as giant[10].
  • Argus Panoptes's killed by is recorded as Hermes[11].
  • Argus Panoptes's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 77495947[12].
  • Argus Panoptes's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 73149617096403752423[13].
  • Argus Panoptes's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 69157340600209920158[14].
  • Argus Panoptes's GND ID is recorded as 133153363[15].
  • Argus Panoptes's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2017065891[16].
  • Argus Panoptes's IdRef ID is recorded as 238362280[17].
  • Argus Panoptes's Commons category is recorded as Argus Panoptes[18].
  • Argus Panoptes's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05tw28[19].
  • Argus Panoptes's manner of death is recorded as homicide[20].
  • Argus Panoptes's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0005088[21].
  • Argus Panoptes's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0080423[22].
  • Argus Panoptes's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[23].
  • Argus Panoptes's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24].
  • Argus Panoptes's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25].
  • Argus Panoptes's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[26].
  • Argus Panoptes's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Fathers listed include Inachus[4], a Potamoi[28]; Arestor[5], a mythological Greek character[29]; and Agenor[6], a mythological Greek character[30].

Death and Burial

Argus Panoptes died in Argive Heraion[2].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Argus Panoptes include Argusianus argus[31], a taxon[32].

Why It Matters

Argus Panoptes ranks in the top 5% of mythological_greek_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (639 views/month).[3] He has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Entities named for him include Argusianus argus[31], a taxon[32].

FAQs

Where did Argus Panoptes die?

Argus Panoptes passed away in Argive Heraion[2].

Who were Argus Panoptes's parents?

Argus Panoptes's father was Inachus[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Prometheus Bound. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Prometheus Bound. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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