HERA ZEUS LO
The Olympian gods were indeed all-powerful, but some of them wanted a little extra protection to make certain that they'd never come to any harm. Chief among them was Hera, Queen of the Gods, who hired a giant to cover security for her and to act as a private hit-man and servant who would do her dirty work when required. This was no ordinary giant, however. ARGUS PANOPTES (All-Seeing") was a giant whose body was covered all over by at least a hundred eyes. He was Hera's right-hand man that took care of all kinds of business for the goddess and whoacted as a sort of bodyguard.
Lo was a princess who Zeus fell in love with.To try to keep Hera from noticing, he covered the world with a thick blanket of clouds. However, as soon as Hera saw that, she immediately became suspicious She came down from Mount Olympus and began dispersing the clouds. Zeus did some quick thinking and changed Io's form from a lovely maiden; so, as the clouds dispersed, Hera found Zeus standing next to a white heifer. He then swore that he had never seen the cow before and that it had just sprang right out of the earth. Seeing right through this, Hera faked liking the cow so much that she wanted to have it as a present. As turning such a reasonable request down would have given the whole thing away, Zeus presented her with the cow. She sent the cow away and arranged Argus Panoptes to watch over it. Since Argus had a hundred eyes and could have some of them sleep while keeping others awake, he made for a fine watchman. Desperate, Zeus sent Hermes to fetch Io. Disguised as a shepherd, Hermes had to employ all his skill as a musician and storyteller to gain Argus' confidence and lull him to sleep. Once asleep, Hermes killed Argus; later, Hera took his eyes and set them into the tail of her favorite bird, the peacock.
Reference :https://global.britannica.com/topic/Argus-Greek-mythology
http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/Mythology/Argus.html
https://mrpsmythopedia.wikispaces.com/Argos+Panoptes
Lo was a princess who Zeus fell in love with.To try to keep Hera from noticing, he covered the world with a thick blanket of clouds. However, as soon as Hera saw that, she immediately became suspicious She came down from Mount Olympus and began dispersing the clouds. Zeus did some quick thinking and changed Io's form from a lovely maiden; so, as the clouds dispersed, Hera found Zeus standing next to a white heifer. He then swore that he had never seen the cow before and that it had just sprang right out of the earth. Seeing right through this, Hera faked liking the cow so much that she wanted to have it as a present. As turning such a reasonable request down would have given the whole thing away, Zeus presented her with the cow. She sent the cow away and arranged Argus Panoptes to watch over it. Since Argus had a hundred eyes and could have some of them sleep while keeping others awake, he made for a fine watchman. Desperate, Zeus sent Hermes to fetch Io. Disguised as a shepherd, Hermes had to employ all his skill as a musician and storyteller to gain Argus' confidence and lull him to sleep. Once asleep, Hermes killed Argus; later, Hera took his eyes and set them into the tail of her favorite bird, the peacock.Reference :https://global.britannica.com/topic/Argus-Greek-mythology
http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/Mythology/Argus.html
https://mrpsmythopedia.wikispaces.com/Argos+Panoptes
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