Argante, known as the Silver Queen, appears only once in Arthurianliterature. She was identified a British heroine or goddess who was queen of the Otherworld island of Avalon. The mortally wounded Arthur declares thathe will go to Avalon, "to the fairest of all maidens, and she shall make my wounds fully whole." She will heal him so that he can return to his British kingdom. Nowhere else does the name Argante appear.
Shortly thereafter, a barge carrying two women arrives, and they take the king away. It was to Argante thatArthur was taken to be cured of his mortal wounds, and it is from her realm he has not yet returned. Some believe that her name is a title or other name for Morgan le Fay, while others perceive her as co-ruler of Avalon completely distinct from Morgan.