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Classical Mythology and Ancient History > metamorphoses ~ classical mythology > metamorphoses of male persons into birds > metamorphoses of male persons into birds (first series) > Argus' eyes changed into peacock's 'eyes' (ocelli): Juno sets Argus' eyes on her peacock, after Argus, while watching Io, has been slain by Mercury (Ovid, Metamorphoses I 723)

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97D12Argus' eyes changed into peacock's 'eyes' (ocelli): Juno sets Argus' eyes on her peacock, after Argus, while watching Io, has been slain by Mercury (Ovid, Metamorphoses I 723)  

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  • ancient history
  • animal
  • Argus' eyes
  • bird
  • classical antiquity
  • eye
  • history
  • Juno
  • man
  • metamorphosis
  • mythology
  • Ovid, Metamorphoses 01
  • peacock
  • tail
  • transformation

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