Eagle eyes
To observe something with an eagle eye means:
- to watch something ceaselessly and tirelessly,
- not to let go of something.
A saying from Greek mythology : The goddess Hera had Io , the lover of her godly husband Zeus transformed into a cow, guarded by the giant Argos ( Latinized Argus ). In this way, she wanted to prevent Zeus and Io from having shepherd hours. Argus had a hundred eyes, part of which slept while the rest watched. So he could always keep an eye on Io. At the command of Zeus, the messenger of the gods Hermes put Argus to sleep and killed him. Hera transferred his hundred eyes to the peacock's plumage.
See also
literature
- Gerold Dommermuth-Gudrich: Myths. The most famous myths of ancient Greece. Gerstenberg, Hildesheim 2002 ISBN 3-8067-2512-8 .
Web links
Wiktionary: Argus eyes - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
