Arguer

One who argues; a reasoner. Ar'guin, a small island in the gulf of the same name, on the W. coast of Africa, abt. 54 m. S.E. of Cape Blanco. It po e es abundant fresh water, and is supposed to be identical with the Island of Cerne, where Hanno settled a colony during his famous voyage of discovery. It is now uninhabited. The dangerous shoal of A. extends S.E. for a considerable distance from Cape Blanco. It has occasioned numerous shipwrecks; among others, that of the French frigate La Méduse. Arguing, p. a. Offering reasons; disputing; dis cu ing. Argolis, a peninsula of Greece, in Morea. It lies between the bays of Nauplia and Ægin a, and now forms, with Corinth, a nomarchy or dep. A. was the eastern region of Peloponnesus. The Greeks inhabiting it were often called Argives , or Argians . Hills and mountains alternate with fruitful plains, and valleys. According to the monuments of Greek mythology, A. was peculiarly rich, and early cultivated. Inachus, about 1800, and Danaus, about 1500 years B. C., came hither with colonists from Egypt. Here reigned Pelops, an emigrant from Asia Minor, from whom the peninsula derives its name. It was afterward the seat of government of Atreus and Agamemnon, Adrastus, Eurystheus and Diomedes. Here, Hercules was born. In the mora of A. he slew the Lernæan hydra, and in the cave of Nemea subdued the ferocious lion. In the earliest times it was divided into the small kingdoms of Argos, Mycenæ, Tirinthus, Træzene, Hermione, and Epidaurus, which afterward formed free states. The chief city, Argos, has retained its name since 1800 в.с. Its inhabitants were renowned for their love of the fine arts, particularly of music. Some vestiges remain of its ancient splendor, and it has at present about 9,000 inhabitants. Here, and in Delphi, statues were erected to the brothers Biton and Cleobis, who fell victims to their filial piety. Near this city lies the capital of A , Nauplia , or Napoli di Ro mama . with an excellent harbor, and the most important fortre of the peninsula. On the site of the present village Castri, on the Ægean sea, formerly lay the city Hermione, with a grove dedicated to the Graces: opposite is the island of Hydra. Near the city of Epidaurus. the watering place of ancient Greece, on the Ægean Argument able, a . That may be argued. (R.) sea, Esculapius had his temple. At Træzene, now the village Damala, These us was born. A. forms one of