Argos is a city in Greece in
Peloponnese near
Nafplio[?]. In
Homeric times it belonged to a follower of
Agamemnon and gave its name to the surrounding district - the
Argolid. Eclipsed by nearby
Sparta after the
6th century BC, Argos remained neutral or the ineffective ally of
Athens during the
5th century BC struggles between Sparta and Athens.
Considerable remains of the city survive and are a popular tourist attraction.
Argos is also:
The name of the ship on which Jason and the Argonauts sailed was the Argo, not the Argos.