Argus

  1. Proper noun.  (Greek mythology) A fabulous being of antiquity, also called Argus Panoptes, said to have had a hundred eyes. His eyes were transplanted to the peacock’s tail. He was a servant of the greek goddess Hera.
  2. Noun.  An alert, observant person.

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