Tags: Mythological Figure.
Arges (Greek: Ἄργης) was one of the Cyclopes in Greek mythology. He was elsewhere called Acmonides or Pyraemon. His name means bright and represents the brightness from lightning. He is one of Gaia’s children by Uranus. In fear Uranus is said to have locked Arges along with his brothers in Tartarus. They were later freed to fashion lightning bolts for Zeus during his attempt to overthrow Cronus