# Ares vs Argus

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Ares
*name · IPA /ˈɛə.ɹiːz/ · frequency rank #25,664*
The Greek god of war, considered equivalent to the Roman Mars and usually described as a son of Zeus and Hera, companion of Eris and Enyo, and by Aphrodite father of Deimos and Phobos.

### Argus
*name · IPA /ˈɑːɡəs/ · frequency rank #27,051*
A mythical being, also called Argos or Argus Panoptes, with many eyes, a watchman who served Hera; his eyes were later transplanted to the peacock's tail.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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