Pavo Cloth

The Pavo Cloth is the Cloth that Pavo Mayura wears in Saint Seiya. It is of the second class of the cloths that Athena's Saints wield, the Silver Cloths.

Mythology
The Pavo Cloth is based on the Pavo (Peacock) constellation, an animal known across many cultures for its beautiful plumage and feathers. The bird has served as a symbol of virtue and vice for many centuries, and has appeared in Greek, Persian and Indian mythology. Today, the peacock is usually more known for being a symbol of vanity.

It appears famously in Greek myth, as the sacred bird of the goddess Hera, the queen of the gods, Zeus's wife, and the goddess of women, royal power and marriage. When Zeus attempted to hide his affair with a local nymph, Io, by transforming her into a white cow, Hera was not fooled and forced her husband to yield Io to her. Hera then placed the transformed girl into a pasture and had her most loyal guard, Argus, watch Io in case Zeus tried to rescue his lover.

Argus was a creature with one hundred eyes, which never closed all at the same time, making him a perfect guard. However, Zeus, to save Io, sent his son Hermes to defeat Argus. Disguising himself as a shepherd boy, Hermes played pipes and told stories to Argus until he'd managed to lull the guard into a full slumber, all eyes finally shut. Once asleep, Hermes beheaded Argus. In memory of Argus for his loyal service, Hera had his hundred eyes placed on the tail of the peacock and made the bird her special animal.