Argiope

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Argiope ("silver face") may refer to:

Greek Mythological Persons

• Argiope, wife of Agenor and mother of his children. More commonly known as Telephassa
• Argiope, a naiad of mount Parnassus, possibly the daughter of the river-god Cephissus. She bore Philammon a son, Thamyris.
• Argiope, a naiad of the town of Eleusis, possibly the daughter of the river-god Cephissus. She bore Branchus a son, Cercyon.
• Argiope, daughter of Teuthras, king of Teuthrania, (located in Mysia. She married Telephus (who inherited her father's kingdom) and bore him a son, Eurypylus.

Other Uses

• A spider genus, Argiope, which includes the St Andrew's Cross spider and the wasp spider.
• Argiope, a popular monster from the MMORPG Ragnarok Online.

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