[HPforGrownups] ARGUS Filch

[Margaret Dean]

No: HPFGUIDX 17556

Morag Traynor wrote:
> 
> >Stephanie Roark Keener wrote:
> > >
> > > Here's something interesting:
> > >  An Argus is a Greek monster with one hundred eyes.
> Margaret wrote:
> >Well, actually there was only one of him, IIRC:  he "belonged" to
> >Hera, who set him to watch over one of Zeus's many
> >light-o'-loves.  Therefore he's a symbol of watchfulness.
> >(Odysseus's dog was also named Argus).  That's our Mr. Filch, all
> >right!
> 
> Also, he fell asleep on the job and was turned into a peacock, which has his
> 100 eyes on its tail.  So, a symbol of a not-very-good watchman.

Well, he had Hermes to =put= him to sleep (for good!), so he
can't really be blamed for it.  Hera put his eyes on the tail of
the peacock (her bird) as a memorial.


--Margaret Dean
  <margdean at erols.com>