A large district on the Peloponnesian Peninsula.
During the Trojan War, Argos was under the dominion of the Achaian (Achaean) commander, Diomedes. Tydeus, father of Diomedes, became a wealthy and respected man after he left Aitolia (Aetolia) and settled in Argos. Diomedes inherited sovereignty of Argos after Tydeus was killed at Thebes in Boiotia (Boeotia).
Approximate Geographic Center
Latitude North, Longitude East
37.6740, 22.9204
| References: Homer, Iliad book 2, lines 161, 177 book 4, lines 8, 19, 171, 174 book 5, line 908 book 6, lines 152, 224, 323 book 7, line 350 book 9, lines 22, 140, 246, 282 book 13, line 379 book 14, line 119 book 15, lines 30, 372 book 19, line 329 |