The Argus
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The name Argus, after the mythological all-seeing giant Argus Panoptes
, is a popular name for newspapers, alluding to their investigative and reporting prowess. The Argus can refer to the following publications:
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Argus Panoptes
In Greek mythology, Argus Panoptes or Argos, guardian of the heifer-nymph Io and son of Arestor, was a primordial giant whose epithet "Panoptes", "all-seeing", led to his being described with multiple, often one hundred, eyes. The epithet Panoptes was applied to the Titan of the Sun, Helios, and...
, is a popular name for newspapers, alluding to their investigative and reporting prowess. The Argus can refer to the following publications:
- The Argus (Australia)The Argus (Australia)The Argus was a morning daily newspaper in Melbourne established in 1846 and closed in 1957. Widely known as a conservative newspaper for most of its history, it adopted a left leaning approach from 1949...
, a defunct newspaper from Melbourne, Australia - Bradford Telegraph and Argus (Bradford, Yorkshire), a newspaper in Bradford, West Yorkshire
- The Argus (Brighton)The Argus (Brighton)The Argus is a local newspaper based in Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, with editions serving the city of Brighton and Hove and the other parts of both East and West Sussex.-History:...
, a newspaper in East Sussex, England - The Argus, the former name of the Cape ArgusCape ArgusFounded in 1857 by Saul Solomon, the Cape Argus is a daily newspaper published by Independent News & Media in Cape Town, South Africa. It is commonly referred to simply as "The Argus"....
, a newspaper in Cape Town, South Africa - The Argus (Dundalk)The Argus (Dundalk)The Argus is a regional newspaper serving Dundalk, Ireland. The paper is owned by Independent News & Media. Publication is weekly and the circulation as of 2008 is 11,507. The Argus is one of two non-free newspapers serving Dundalk, the other being the Dundalk Democrat.-External links:*...
, a newspaper in Dundalk, Ireland - The Argus (Fremont)The Argus (Fremont)The Argus was a newspaper in the town of Fremont, California. Floyd L. Sparks was the longtime owner of The Argus, along with the Daily Review and the Tri-Valley Herald...
, a newspaper in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States - The Hillsboro ArgusThe Hillsboro ArgusThe Hillsboro Argus is the twice weekly newspaper for the city of Hillsboro, Oregon. Published on Tuesdays and Fridays, the Argus has a circulation of 9,532 copies distributed in Washington County, Oregon, United States...
, a newspaper in Hillsboro, Oregon, United States - The Argus (Northwestern State University), a literary magazine of Northwestern State UniversityNorthwestern State UniversityNorthwestern State University, known as NSU, is a four-year public university primarily situated in Natchitoches, Louisiana, with a nursing campus in Shreveport and general campuses in Leesville/Fort Polk and Alexandria. It is a part of the University of Louisiana System.NSU was founded in 1884 as...
in Louisiana, United States - The Argus ObserverArgus ObserverThe Argus Observer is the daily newspaper of Ontario, Oregon, United States.The paper was established on January 6, 1897, and went through several names and owners before becoming the Argus Observer, which is a reference to Argus Panoptes, a creature from Greek mythology that had 100 eyes...
, a newspaper in Ontario, Oregon, United States - The Argus (Thunder Bay)The Argus (Thunder Bay)The Argus is a student funded newspaper, produced and distributed weekly for the students of Lakehead University, in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. With a weekly distribution of 3,000 copies, it is printed on Mondays during the months of September through November and January through March...
, a student newspaper from Lakehead University, in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada - The Argus (Seattle)The Argus (Seattle)The Argus was a longstanding Seattle, Washington weekly newspaper. Founded in February 1894 and published until November 1983, it had a satiric bent and was aligned with the Republican Party. The paper was founded by A. T. Ambrose; six weeks later, Henry Chadwick bought a half interest...
, a defunct newspaper from Seattle, Washington, United States - South Wales ArgusSouth Wales ArgusThe South Wales Argus is a daily tabloid newspaper published in Newport, south Wales. The Argus is distributed in Newport and the historic area of Monmouthshire....
, a daily tabloid newspaper published in Newport, Wales, known locally as The Argus - The Goldsboro News Argus, a newspaper published in Goldsboro, North Carolina, known locally as The Argus
- The Argus LeaderArgus LeaderSee also List of newspapers in South DakotaThe Argus Leader is the daily newspaper of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It is South Dakota's largest newspaper by circulation.-Description:...
, a newspaper in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. - The Argus of St. Louis, now called the St. Louis ArgusSt. Louis ArgusSt. Louis Argus is an African American-oriented weekly newspaper founded in 1912 by brothers J. E. and William Mitchell. The Argus is the oldest continuous black business in St. Louis, Missouri....
, a newspaper focused on African American issues founded in 1912. - The Argus, a newspaper in Mount Vernon, WashingtonMount Vernon, WashingtonMount Vernon is a city in Skagit County, Washington, United States. The population was 31,743 at the 2010 census. It is one of two principal cities of and included in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is the county seat of Skagit County...
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- The Argus, the common name of a major cycling event in South Africa, the Cape Argus Cycle TourCape Argus Cycle RaceThe Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour is an annual cycle race hosted in Cape Town, South Africa, usually 109 km long. It is the first event outside Europe to be included in the International Cycling Union's Golden Bike Series.The race is one of South Africa's three 'largest sporting events' in...
- "The Argus" (song), a song by WeenWeenWeen is an American alternative rock group. They formed in 1984 in New Hope, Pennsylvania when central members Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo met in an eighth grade typing class. Ween has a large cult underground fanbase despite being generally unknown in American pop music...
from their album QuebecQuebec (album)-Personnel:*Dean Ween – bass, guitar, drums, guitar , keyboards, vocals, sitar , vocoder*Gene Ween – synthesizer, guitar , bass, guitar , keyboards, vocals, omnichord, drum machine...