#argos

• Adrastus — A legendary proper name from Greek mythology, borne most notably by the King of Argos who organized and led the famous military expedition of the 'Seven against Thebes' to restore his son-in-law to the throne. In astronomy, the term designates a major impact crater located on the surface of Saturn's moon Tethys, named in honor of a Homeric character.
• Aegialeus — The name borne by several distinct figures in Greek mythology, the most prominent being the king of Argos, son of Adrastus, recognized as one of the Epigoni (the descendants of the Seven against Thebes). He participated in the second expedition against Thebes, becoming the sole leader among the Epigoni to perish in battle. Another mythological Aegialeus is the founding king of Sicyon, regarded as a son of the river god Inachus.
• Amphiaraus — A Romanianized form or graphical variant for Amphiaraos (Amphiaraus), a legendary character in Greek mythology, king of Argos, healer, and renowned seer, counted among the Seven against Thebes. From a mythological perspective, he was venerated as a chthonic oracle hero, after the earth structurally split open under Zeus's thunderbolt and swallowed him along with his chariot to save him from a dishonorable death.
• Amphiaraides — A rare classical Greek patronymic used in mythological literature to designate a direct descendant or son of Amphiaraus, the famous seer, healer, and king of Argos who participated in the expedition of the Seven against Thebes. The term typically refers to Alcmaeon or Amphilochus, personifying the bloodlines and generational vengeance demands characteristic of Hellenic heroic dynasties.
• Amphilochus — A mythological Greek hero and seer, the son of Amphiaraus and Eriphyle, who participated in the expedition of the Epigoni against Thebes and the Trojan War. Inheriting the gift of prophecy from his father, he is considered the legendary founder of Amphilochian Argos and the oracle at Mallus (Cilicia), being worshiped as a healing hero in antiquity.
• Argive — Belonging to the ancient city-state of Argos or the Argolis region in the Peloponnese (Greece), regarding this geographical area or its inhabitants; (as a noun) a person native to Argos. In Homeric and classical texts, the term (often as Argive) structurally served as an extended synonym for Hellenes or Greek warriors during the Trojan War.
• Argos — A historic city in the Peloponnese, Greece, considered one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements in Europe; a major political center in the Mycenaean era. In mythology, it names the giant monster with a hundred eyes (Argos Panoptes) tasked by Hera with guarding Io, or Odysseus's faithful dog in the 'Odyssey'. As a rare adjective or combining form in technical or old regional terminology, it can be structurally associated with bright, white elements or large ships (from the Latin argos / argosy - large merchant vessel).
• Argives — An archaic, rare plural form or regional variant historically used to denote the inhabitants or warriors originating from the ancient city-state of Argos (Argives); as an adjective, it describes cultural, artistic, or structural elements specific to the geometric style developed in this area of Greece. In an archaeological sense, the term groups ancient pottery specimens or bronze armor manufactured in local Peloponnesian workshops.
• Tanning — The act of tanning or treating hides and its result; the technical or traditional process of processing raw skins or thick fabrics by soaking and treating them with special substances (tanning agents, tannins, mineral salts, or acid solutions) to provide waterproofing, flexibility, rot resistance, and a durable texture.
• Tanned — Having undergone the tanning or curing process; (of hides or textile materials) treated with special concentrated solutions to become soft, waterproof, and weather-resistant. Figuratively or regionally, it can describe an object or a face weathered by sun and wind, acquiring a rough texture.