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The names of Mount Erciyes and Argentina come from the same root as the Latin word “argentum” (silver); From “argos” meaning “shining”… Mount Erciyes was called “Argaios” because its summit is covered with snow. The word "Argaios" has turned into Erciyes in the mouth of the people over time.
Argos is one of the largest and most important cities of the Mycenaean Civilization, which dominated the Peloponnese Peninsula of Greece between 1600-1100 B.C. The legend also has that it was founded by Argos, son of Niobe, who was the first mortal woman to win the love of Zeus.
Argos is the name of the master who built the ship Argo, with which the Argonauts and the legendary heroes told to embark on a long and difficult adventure to find the Golden Fleece.
In Greek mythology, Argos is a giant with 100 eyes. By killing the monster Ehidna, he gains the favor of the gods of Olympus. He is commissioned by Hera to keep his lover Io, whom Zeus turned into a cow in order to hide from his jealous wife Hera, away from Zeus. However, by the order of Zeus, Hermes, with the boring stories he tells, makes Argos sleep with all his eyes closed and kills him. Losing her assistant, Hera immortalizes Argos's 100 eyes in the feathers of a peacock.
It is the name of the dog that has been waiting for Odysseus, who returned to his country exactly 20 years after he left the kingdom of Ithaca and who was thought to be dead by most, without losing his faith all this time. Although disguised as a beggar, he recognizes his former owner, Odysseus, and dies after wagging his tail one last time.
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