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Argus
(är`gəs) orArgos
(är`gŏs, –gəs), in Greek mythology. 1 Many-eyed monster, also called Panoptes. He guarded IoIo,in Greek mythology, daughter of Inachus, king ofo Argos. She was loved by Zeus, who, to protect her from Hera's jealousy, changed her into a white heifer. Hera, however, was not deceived; she claimed the heifer and sent Argus to guard it.
..... Click the link for more information. after she had been changed into a heifer. After Hermes slew the monster, Hera took his eyes and placed them in the tail of her bird, the peacock. 2 Builder of the ArgoArgo
, in Greek mythology, ship in which Jason and the Argonauts sailed in quest of the Golden Fleece. Most legends say that Argus, son of Phrixus, was the builder, with the help of Athena. The Argo included a beam cut from the divine tree of Dodona, which could foretell the future.
..... Click the link for more information. . He built the ship on which Jason and the Argonauts (of which he was one) sailed in quest of the Golden Fleece.
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Argus
skillful builder of Jason’s Argo. [Gk. Myth.: Walsh Classical, 29]
See: Craftsmanship
Argus
hundred-eyed giant guarding Io. [Gk. Myth.: Leach, 72]
See: Guardianship
Argus
Odysseus’ dog; overjoyed at Odysseus’ return, he dies. [Gk. Lit.: Odyssey]
See: Loyalty
Argus
hundred-eyed giant who guarded Io. [Gk. Myth. and Rom. Lit.: Metamorphoses]
See: Monsters
Argus
hundred-eyed giant ordered slain by Zeus, changed by Hera into a peacock with a tail full of “eyes.” [Gk. Myth.: Benét, 48]
See: Transformation
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Argus
(language)A successor to CLU, from LCS at MIT. Argus
supports distributed programming through guardians (like
monitors, but can be created dynamically) and atomic actions (indivisible activity). It also has cobegin and
coend.
["Argus Reference Manual", B. Liskov et al., TR-400, MIT/LCS, 1987].
["Guardians and Actions: Linguistic Support for Robust, Distributed Programs", B. Liskov <liskov@lcs.mit.edu> et al, TOPLAS 5(3):381-404 (1983)].
["Argus Reference Manual", B. Liskov et al., TR-400, MIT/LCS, 1987].
["Guardians and Actions: Linguistic Support for Robust, Distributed Programs", B. Liskov <liskov@lcs.mit.edu> et al, TOPLAS 5(3):381-404 (1983)].
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