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Argus is the Latinized form of the Ancient Greek word ''Argos''. It may refer to: Greek mythology * See Argus (Greek myth) for mythological characters named Argus **Argus (king of Argos), son of Zeus (or Phoroneus) and Niobe ** Argus (son of Arestor), builder of the ship ''Argo'' in the tale of the Argonauts ** Argus Panoptes (Argus "All-Eyes"), a giant with a hundred eyes **Argus, the eldest son of Phrixus and Chalciope **Argus, the son of Phineus and Danaë, in a variant of the myth **Argus or Argos (dog), belonging to Odysseus **Argus or Argeus (king of Argos), son of Megapenthes **Argus, one of Actaeon's dogs **Argus, a watchful guardian Arts and entertainment Fictional entities * Argus (comics), in the DC Comics Universe * Argus (''Mortal Kombat''), a deity * ARGUS (''Splinter Cell''), a military contractor *A.R.G.U.S., a government agency in the DC Universe *Argus Filch, in the ''Harry Potter'' series *Argus, a planet in the ''Warcraft'' franchise *Argus, a hero in '' M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argos (other)
Argos most often refers to: * Argos, Peloponnese, a city in Argolis, Greece ** Ancient Argos, the ancient city * Argos (retailer), a catalogue retailer operating in the United Kingdom and Ireland Argos or ARGOS may also refer to: Businesses * Argos Comunicación, a Mexican television and film company * Argos Energies, a Dutch oil and gas company * Grupo Argos, a Colombian cement and energy conglomerate Places * Argos-Mykines, a municipality in Argolis, Greece * Argos (Nisyros), an ancient settlement on Nisyros island, Greece * Amphilochian Argos, an ancient settlement in Amphilochia, Greece * Argos Orestiko, a town in the southwest-central part of Kastoria, Greece * Argos Pelasgikon, an ancient settlement in Thessaly, Greece * Argos (river), a river in Spain * Argos, Indiana, a town in the United States Fictional * Argos (Conan), a fictional nation in the world of Conan the Barbarian * Argos (Stargate), Argos (''Stargate''), a fictional planet in the ''Stargate SG-1'' univers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warcraft
''Warcraft'' is a franchise of video games, novels, and other media created by Blizzard Entertainment. The series is made up of five core games: '' Warcraft: Orcs & Humans'', '' Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness'', '' Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos'', ''World of Warcraft'', and '' Hearthstone''. The first three of these core games are in the real-time strategy genre, where opposing players command virtual armies in battle against each other or a computer-controlled enemy. The fourth and best-selling title of the franchise is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), where players control their character and interact with each other in a virtual world. ''Warcraft'' is one of the highest-grossing video game franchises of all time, having grossed $11.2 billion in lifetime revenue, as of 2018. Expansion sets were released for ''Warcraft II'' (''Beyond the Dark Portal''), ''Warcraft III'' ('' The Frozen Throne'') and multiple expansions were released for ''World of Warc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argus Corporation
The Argus Corporation was an investment holding company based in Toronto, Ontario. During the 1960s and 1970s, it was the most powerful and best known conglomerate in Canada, at one time controlling the companies making up 10 percent of all shares traded daily on the Toronto Stock Exchange. At its height in the 1970s, it was a true conglomerate with many unrelated businesses. Among these were Dominion grocery stores, Orange Crush soft drinks, Massey Ferguson farm machinery, Domtar wood products and Carling O'Keefe breweries. The company was purchased by Conrad Black in 1978. Black and his associates sold off most of the Argus assets by 1985, and by 2005 Argus contained only one asset and was itself wholly owned by Black's Ravelston Corporation. Due to the fallout of ongoing lawsuits, Ravelston went bankrupt in 2008, and Argus disappeared. History Argus was founded as an investment holding company in 1945 by E. P. Taylor with minority partners Colonel W. Eric Phillips, Wall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argus Brewery
Argus Brewery was a brewing company located on the south side of Chicago, at the edge of the Roseland community and the historic Pullman District. Founded in 2009, the brewery produced beer for multiple Chicago restaurants as well as its own self-named brand. Argus brewery closed in March 2020. History The brewery was housed in a century-old building that originally served as the Schlitz Brewery stable. Schlitz constructed its largest facility across the tracks from the Pullman Company to provide beer to the 10,000 area workers who were forced to live in a dry community. In 2016, Ted Furman became the brewmaster at Argus Brewing, and began to reproduce recipes from his defunct brand Golden Prairie. That same year the Argus Lager won a bronze award at the World Beer Cup. In 2018, the Golden Prairie Doppel Alt was awarded a Gold Medal at the Great American Beer Festival. Argus brand original craft beers and Golden Prairie brand beers were available in local taverns and stores, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argus (camera Company)
Argus was an American maker of cameras and photographic products, founded in 1936 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Argus originated as a subsidiary of the International Radio Corporation (IRC), founded by Charles Verschoor. Its best-known product was the C3 rangefinder camera, which enjoyed a 27-year production run and became one of the top-selling cameras in history. The company's Model A was the first low-cost 35 mm camera in the United States. Sylvania acquired Argus in 1959 and sold it in 1969, by which time it had ceased camera production (some rebadged cameras continued to be sold under the Argus name through the 1970s). More recently, the Argus brand has been reestablished and is used on a variety of inexpensive digital cameras made by Argus Camera Company, LLC., located in Inverness, Illinois. Models A series *A (1936–1941) *AF (1937–1938) *B (1937) *A2B (1939–1950) *A2F (1939–1941) *AA (1940–1942) *FA (1950–1951) C series *C (1938–1939) *C2 (1938–1942) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argus (TV Series)
''Argus'' was a Norwegian debate show hosted by Mona Høiness, that aired on TV3 Channel 3 or TV 3 may refer to: Television *Canal 3 (Burkina Faso), a commercial television channel in Burkina Faso *Canal 3 (Guatemala), a commercial television channel in Guatemala *Channel 3 (Algeria), a public Algerian TV channel owned by EPTV .... In the summer of 1993 Høiness threatened to quit her job as a host in protest of TV3 airing the show ''Bikini'', an American show featuring scantily-clad women on a podium surrounded by cheering men. Høiness didn't want that kind of entertainment on a channel with which she was associated. Shortly after TV3 decided to cancel ''Bikini''.''Hvem hva hvor 1994'' p. 316 References Hvor ble det av tv-jentene?(Norwegian) TV3 (Norway) original programming Norwegian television talk shows 1993 Norwegian television series debuts 1994 Norwegian television series endings Debate television series 1990s Norwegian television series {{norway-tv-prog-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argus (30 Rock)
"Argus" is the nineteenth episode of the fourth season of the American television comedy series ''30 Rock'', and the 77th overall episode of the series. It was written by ''30 Rock'' producers Josh Siegal, Dylan Morgan, and Paula Pell. The episode was directed by co-executive producer and show composer Jeff Richmond. It originally aired on NBC in the United States on April 29, 2010. Guest stars in this episode include Will Forte, Marceline Hugot, and Burke Moses. In the episode, Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin) receives a peculiar gift from the late Don Geiss (Rip Torn). Meanwhile, Liz Lemon (Tina Fey) and Pete Hornberger (Scott Adsit) get suspicious of Jenna Maroney's (Jane Krakowski) new boyfriend (Forte). At the same time, Liz tries to sort out Grizz Griswold's (Grizz Chapman) problem when both Tracy Jordan (Tracy Morgan) and "Dot Com" Slattery (Kevin Brown) want to be Grizz's best man. "Argus" has received generally positive reception from television critics. According to the Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec (album)
''Quebec'' is the eighth studio album by the American rock band Ween, released on August 5, 2003, on Sanctuary Records. It was the first album released after the band's contract with Elektra expired, and marked its return to independent labels. On August 11, 2011, Dean Ween quietly released a two-disc, MP3-only collection of songs, ''The Caesar Demos'', named after the band's original working title for ''Quebec''—to friends on his Facebook page. In his comment, he stated the songs were all recorded between 2001 and 2003 while drummer Claude Coleman, Jr. was recovering from injuries sustained in a car accident, and that many of the tracks featured only himself and Gene. In addition to a handful of recordings that eventually made the album, the demos feature several alternate takes as well as a number of songs that have remained unreleased. The album cover is an edited version of the packaging for the game ''Thorns'' from the 3M Paper Games series with the band superimposed on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argus (album)
''Argus'' is the third album by the British Rock music, rock band Wishbone Ash, released on 28 April 1972. It is their most commercially and critically successful album. It peaked at No. 3 in the UK Albums Chart. Recording Although not intended as a concept album, the album is medieval-themed to a degree, particularly on the second side. The album features a blend of progressive rock, Folk music, folk, and Hard rock music, hard rock, and is considered a landmark album in the progression of twin-lead guitar harmonisation, later adopted by bands such as Thin Lizzy and Iron Maiden. The sound engineer on ''Argus'' was Martin Birch, who also worked with Deep Purple, later with Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden and other hard rock bands. The bulk of the lyrics were provided by bassist/lead vocalist Martin Turner, although all members are credited with the music and arrangements. The album was produced by Derek Lawrence. Release ''Argus'' was released on vinyl record on 28 April 1972. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argus No Senshi
''Rygar'' is a video game created by Tecmo in 1986 and originally released for arcades in Japan as . It is a side-scrolling platform game where the player assumes the role as the "Legendary Warrior", battling through a hostile landscape. The main feature of gameplay is the use of a weapon called the "Diskarmor", a shield with a long chain attached to it.Peter TieryasRygar Is A Non-Linear 8-Bit Masterpiece Kotaku, May 20, 2020. Accessed June 28, 2021. A remake, '' Rygar: The Legendary Adventure'', was released in 2002. , ''Rygar'' and its remake sold a combined copies worldwide. Plot The arcade game begins with the following introduction: In the arcade version's story, the year 19XX sees the rise of dread creatures, not seen since before the Common Era, led by Ligar. Dominating the world, Ligar and his forces oppress humanity. The only thing that preserves humanity's will to survive is a prophecy that Ligar's rule will be opposed by the return of a long-dead warrior of Argo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argus (video Game)
is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game released by NMK in 1986, licensed to Jaleco. One controls a fighter jet and shoot enemies in the air and on the ground, collect power-ups, and defeat bosses to advance levels. One button is used to shoot missiles and the other is used to shoot a laser that shoots enemies and power-ups on the ground. Reception In Japan, ''Game Machine'' listed ''Argus'' on their March 1, 1986 issue as being the thirteenth most-successful table arcade unit of the month. Legacy ''Argus'', is one of the video games was adapted by Manga titled , published in the Gamest Comics collection from April 1999, drawn by Kouta Hirano. ''Argus'' was released on the Nintendo Switch in the Nintendo eShop on 30 August 2018 by Hamster Corporation as part of their Arcade Archives is a series of emulated arcade games from the late 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, and Nintendo Switch, published by Hamster C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hudsucker Proxy
''The Hudsucker Proxy'' is a 1994 screwball comedy film co-written, produced, and directed by the Coen brothers. Sam Raimi co-wrote the script and served as second unit director. The film stars Tim Robbins as a naïve but ambitious business school graduate who is installed as president of a manufacturing company, Jennifer Jason Leigh as a newspaper reporter, and Paul Newman as a company director who hires the graduate as part of a stock scam. The script was finished in 1985, but production did not start until 1991, when Joel Silver acquired the script for Silver Pictures. Warner Bros. subsequently agreed to distribute the film, with further financing from PolyGram Filmed Entertainment and Working Title Films. Filming at Carolco Studios in Wilmington, North Carolina lasted from November 1992 to March 1993. The New York City scale model set was designed by Michael J. McAlister and Mark Stetson, with further effects provided by The Computer Film Company. Upon its release in March ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
