Argos Panoptes was a hundred-eyed giant who lived in the region of Argolis in the Peloponnese, and was Hera's servant.
Once, when Zeus was consorting with the Nymph called Io, his wife Hera arrived on the scene. Zeus quickly transformed his lover into a white heifer, but the goddess was not deceived. She demanded the animal for a gift and set Argos Panoptes as its guard.
Zeus sent Hermes to rescue Hera. Hermes first tried to lull Argos to sleep with his music, but failing that, slew him with his sword. It was from this endeavor that he earned his familiar title Argeiphontes (literally meaning "the slayer of Argos").
Hera rewarded Argos for his service by placing his hundred eyes on the tail of her sacred bird, the peacock.
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Mythological Creatures
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