To free Io, Zeus had Argus slain by Hermes. Hermes succeeded in putting all of Argus' eyes asleep with boring stories, being disguised as a shepherd. To reward good service, Hera had the hundred eyes of Argus preserved forever, in a peacock's tail.
Ovid I, 625.
In Greek mythology, Argus is a shipwright, the builder of the ship the Argo, named after its builder. The vessel was used by Jason in his quest for the Golden Fleece, Jason and his compatriots called themselves Argonauts, after the ship.
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