Entry #2

Hermes killing Argus while Argus was guarding Io

Argus was a monster in Greek Mythological. He was a man covered in many eyes, and was able to see everything around him. So destroying him was a very hard task to do. Thankfully, Argus, also known as Argus Panoptes, didn’t destroy any humans. However, he did kill Arcadia, a ravaging bull, a satyr, and he killed Echidna (A female monster consisting of half nymph, half speckled snake). Even though Argus was known as an almost perfect monster, he did eventually get destroyed. But he wasn’t destroyed by strength but rather by brains. Argus was chosen by Hera to guard Io, a woman who Zeus was having an affair with. Zeus, of course, was not happy with this, so he sent Hermes to try and destroy Argus. Hermes, so legend has it, lulled Argus to sleep, and then killed him. Hera, in Argus’ honor, placed his eyes on the peacock (her bird). And that was the end of Argus, the almost-perfect-many-eyed Greek monster.

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