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Considerable remains of the city survive and are a popular tourist attraction. Citrus fruits also dominate Argos, and the entire valley in agriculture.

Argos also refers to:

• Odysseus' dog from Homer's Odyssey. Argos recognized him after nineteen years of absence. (Image)
• In Greek mythology:
  • Argus (Argos) is the son of ZeusZeus Kronios (descendant of Cronus), or simply Zeus or Zdeus ( Greek ) or Dias (Greek ) ("divine king") is the leader of the gods and god of the sky and thunder in Greek mythology. Etymology Zeus is the continuation of Dyeus, the supreme god in Indo-Europ and NiobeA mortal woman in Greek mythology, Niobe daughter of Tantalus and either Euryanassa, Eurythemista, Clytia, Dione, or Laodice, and the wife of Amphion, boasted of her superiority to Leto because she had fourteen children (Niobids), seven male and seven fem. Zeus' first child by a mortal.
  • The name of a town in Argolis, Greece .
  • A 100-eyed giant who guarded IoIo or io may stand for: Io (mythology) : in Greek mythology, Io (pronounced "EE oh," though "EYE oh" is also acceptable) was the daughter of Inachus, a river god. Io (moon) : a moon of Jupiter. 85 Io : an asteroid. Io programming language : a prototype-or.
  • The son of JasonThis article is about the Greek mythological hero Jason. For other Jasons, see Jason (disambiguation). Gustave Moreau's Jason Jason "" in Greek, is a hero of Greek mythology. His father was Aeson, the rightful king of Iolcus. His real name was Diomedes an and MedeaIn Greek mythology Medea was the daughter of King Aeetes (Georgian Ayeti of Colchis (Georgian Kolkheti now a territory of modern Georgia) and niece of Circe, and later wife to Jason. In Greek eyes she was a witch or sorceress; to an archaeologist her powe. For the ship on which JasonThis article is about the Greek mythological hero Jason. For other Jasons, see Jason (disambiguation). Gustave Moreau's Jason Jason "" in Greek, is a hero of Greek mythology. His father was Aeson, the rightful king of Iolcus. His real name was Diomedes an and the ArgonautsIn Greek mythology, the Argonauts were a band of heroes who, in the years before the Trojan War, accompanied Jason to Colchis in his quest for the Golden Fleece. They sailed the ship the Argo hence their name, which literally means "Sailors of the Argo". sailed, see the ArgoThe Argo was the ship on which Jason and the Argonauts sailed from Iolcus to retrieve the Golden Fleece. The Argo was built by Argus, son of Phrixus. The Argo had the gifts of speech and prophecy because it was made of oak wood from the oracle at Dodona..

• Argos, a major general-goods retailer with over 500 stores in the United Kingdom. Argos is famous for selling goods using a catalogue format, where customers place orders at a till in store for items selected from a catalogue. They are then fetched by an employee from a stock room in the store to a counter for the customer to collect. It also sells goods via the internet. External link: Argos website.

• Argos, the short name for the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL.

See also Argus.