Definitely about the mythological Argus/Argos. He was a straightforward guard set by Hera to guard Io. He was doing his job, but he was sent to sleep and was killed by Hermes on order of Zeus to set Io free.
I think Gene and Dean are saying that we should remember the Argus and his sacrifice since he was just doing his job like a good watchman and was slain for it.
he was a hero up to that point, even. He had fought several enemies and freed man from several monsters, cleared roads of bandits, and so on...
he was a hero up to that point, even. He had fought several enemies and freed man from several monsters, cleared roads of bandits, and so on...
To me "Remember the Argus" is saying to remember all he did and not just how he died - this part is my own analogy and not a reflection of what I believe are Gene and Dean's beliefs, but it's similar to how Christianity worships a cross and Catholics in particular have all sorts of rituals surrounding their saviors mode of death rather than focusing on the teachings... most of the story passed...
To me "Remember the Argus" is saying to remember all he did and not just how he died - this part is my own analogy and not a reflection of what I believe are Gene and Dean's beliefs, but it's similar to how Christianity worships a cross and Catholics in particular have all sorts of rituals surrounding their saviors mode of death rather than focusing on the teachings... most of the story passed on about the Argus is that he was killed guarding Io; remember the Argus - remember what he did for humanity.
Definitely about the mythological Argus/Argos. He was a straightforward guard set by Hera to guard Io. He was doing his job, but he was sent to sleep and was killed by Hermes on order of Zeus to set Io free.
I think Gene and Dean are saying that we should remember the Argus and his sacrifice since he was just doing his job like a good watchman and was slain for it.
he was a hero up to that point, even. He had fought several enemies and freed man from several monsters, cleared roads of bandits, and so on...
he was a hero up to that point, even. He had fought several enemies and freed man from several monsters, cleared roads of bandits, and so on...
To me "Remember the Argus" is saying to remember all he did and not just how he died - this part is my own analogy and not a reflection of what I believe are Gene and Dean's beliefs, but it's similar to how Christianity worships a cross and Catholics in particular have all sorts of rituals surrounding their saviors mode of death rather than focusing on the teachings... most of the story passed...
To me "Remember the Argus" is saying to remember all he did and not just how he died - this part is my own analogy and not a reflection of what I believe are Gene and Dean's beliefs, but it's similar to how Christianity worships a cross and Catholics in particular have all sorts of rituals surrounding their saviors mode of death rather than focusing on the teachings... most of the story passed on about the Argus is that he was killed guarding Io; remember the Argus - remember what he did for humanity.