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Argus

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argus pheasantnoun	Synonym of argus (“pheasant”).

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Word	Definition
argus pheasantnoun	Synonym of argus (“pheasant”).
eyed	Having eyes.
slayernoun	A killer; a murderer; someone who slays.
pheasantnoun	(countable) A bird of family Phasianidae, often hunted for food.
argosnoun	A city in the Peloponnese, Greece.
argiopenoun	(Greek mythology) Any one of several figures of Greek mythology.
danausnoun	(Greek mythology) a mythical king who founded Argos
argonautnoun	An adventurer on a dangerous but rewarding quest.
orionnoun	(astronomy) A constellation on the celestial equator close to Gemini and Taurus, containing the stars Betelgeuse and Rigel.
orthrusnoun	(Greek mythology) A two-headed dog who guarded Geryon's cattle and was killed by Heracles.
alectryonnoun	(Greek mythology) A youth charged by Ares to stand guard outside his door while the god indulged in illicit love with Aphrodite. He fell asleep and was transformed into a rooster as punishment.
arimaspnoun	(mythology) A member of a legendary one-eyed people of Scythia.
argonoun	(with the, Greek mythology) The ship in which Jason and the Argonauts sailed on their quest for the Golden Fleece.
phoenixnoun	(mythology) A mythological bird, said to be the only one of its kind, which lives for 500 years and then dies by burning to ashes on a pyre of its own making, ignited by the sun. It then arises anew from the ashes.
aegipannoun	(Greek mythology) A goat-like creature resembling a satyr, sometimes portrayed as having a fish's tail.
egisnoun	(rare) Alternative spelling of aegis. [(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) A mythological shield associated with the Greek deities Zeus and Athena (and their Roman counterparts Jupiter and Minerva) shown as a short cloak made of goatskin worn on the shoulders, more as an emblem of power and protection than a military shield. The aegis of Athena or Minerva is usually shown with a border of snakes and with the head of Medusa in the center.]
ægisnoun	Alternative spelling of aegis. [(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) A mythological shield associated with the Greek deities Zeus and Athena (and their Roman counterparts Jupiter and Minerva) shown as a short cloak made of goatskin worn on the shoulders, more as an emblem of power and protection than a military shield. The aegis of Athena or Minerva is usually shown with a border of snakes and with the head of Medusa in the center.]
athosnoun	A peninsula in Greece containing Mount Athos
aegisnoun	(figuratively) Guidance, protection; endorsement, sponsorship.
pegasusnoun	(Greek mythology) A winged horse fabled to have sprung from the blood of Medusa when she was slain. He is noted for causing, with a blow of his hoof, Hippocrene, the inspiring fountain of the Muses, to spring from Mount Helicon. Bellerophon tamed and rode upon Pegasus when he defeated the Chimaera.