Arges (Cyclops)

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Arges (Greek: Ἄργης) was one of the three Hesiodic Cyclopes in Greek mythology. He was elsewhere called Acmonides[1] or Pyracmon.[2] His name means "bright"[3] and represents the brightness from lightning.

  1. ^ Ovid, Fasti iv. 288
  2. ^ Virgil, Aeneid viii. 425
  3. ^ Argos (ἀργός) means "white, quick" in Greek; see R. S. P. Beekes, Comparative Indo-European Linguistics: An Introduction, 2nd edition, revised and corrected by Michiel de Vaan, John Benjamins Publishing Company (2011), p. 181.