Argus (son of Arestor)

In Greek mythology, Argus was the builder and eponym of the ship Argo, and consequently one of the Argonauts; he was said to have constructed the ship under Athena's guidance.Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica, 1. 4 with scholia, 1. 112; 1. 226 Arestor, a member of the Argive royal house, is given as his father by Apollonius RhodiusArgonautica 1. 112 and John Tzetzes,Tzetzes on Lycophron 883: "[son] of Arestor or Alector" but Hyginus says Argus' parents were Polybus and Argia.Hyginus, Fabulae, 14 In Valerius Flaccus' Argonautica, Argus is said to have originated from Thespiae.Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica, 1. 93 & 124 Argus was also credited with creating a wooden statue of Hera that was a cult object in Tiryns.Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica, 1. 1119, 2. 613; Clement of Alexandria, Protrepticus, 4. 14. 7 referring to Demetrius' Argolica
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