Son of Phrixus and Chalciope at Aea, who with his brothers sailed from Colchis toward Orchomenus to claim Athamas' inheritance and met the Argonauts at Circe's isle — then returned to his grandfather Aeetes' court with Jason, begged his mother to win Medea's aid, and fled Colchis when the theft was discovered.1
Apollodorus names him among the four sons Phrixus begot on Chalciope at Colchis — Argus, Melas, Phrontis, and Cytisorus — in the house where the golden fleece already hung in Aeetes' grove of Ares.2
Apollonius makes him spokesman for the brothers: faring from Cytaean Aeetes on a Colchian ship toward Orchomenus to win their dead father's wealth, they met the heroes at Circe's isle and told Jason their names — Cytissorus, Phrontis, Melas, and Argus — before joining the quest at Aea.3
When Jason went to treat with Aeetes he took the sons of Phrixus with him; and Argus, going to the palace, besought his mother Chalciope to pray Medea's aid lest Aeetes destroy them together with the strangers — the plea that set Medea's oath in motion.4
After Medea won the fleece and all was discovered, she fled with the sons of Phrixus; Argus leapt ashore beside Jason and Phrontis and clasped Medea's knees, begging salvation from Aeetes as the Colchian pursuit closed in.5
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