Argus vs Harbinger - What's the difference?
argus | harbinger |
(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.
A person or thing that foreshadows or foretells the coming of someone or something.
* Landor
(obsolete) One who provides lodgings; especially, the officer of the English royal household who formerly preceded the court when travelling, to provide and prepare lodgings.
As nouns the difference between argus and harbinger
is that argus is an alert, observant person while harbinger is a person or thing that foreshadows or foretells the coming of someone or something.As a verb harbinger is
to announce; to be a harbinger of.argus
English
(Argus Panoptes)Proper noun
(en proper noun)Derived terms
*Anagrams
* * ----harbinger
English
Noun
(en noun)- I knew by these harbingers who were coming.
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