ΙΩ/ΙωIO
ByNicoleSims
History■ DaughterofInachus,therivergodofArgosandtheOceanid
Melia■ PrincessofArgosandnaiadnymph■ ZeusfellinlovewithIo,andtokeephiswifeHerafromfinding
out,hecoveredtheworldwithathicklayerofclouds■ ShebecamesuspiciousandcamedownfromMountOlympus■ ZeusquicklyturnedIointoawhiteheifer,Herasawthrough
Zeus’slietocoverupwhyhehadacow■ Herapretendedtolikethecowandwanteditasagiftand
eventuallysentittoArgustowatchover
Historycontinued…
■ ZeussentHermestogetIo,whothenlulledArgustosleepandkilledhim
■ HerasentgadfliesandtheghostofArgusonherandsheeventuallywentmadandwanderedtheworld
■ Eventually,Zeusfoundherandturnedherbackintoahuman,shegavebirthtotheirsonEpaphus
ModernUse■ IoisthenameofJupiter’sfifthmoon
– ItwasthefirstofJupiter’smoonstobediscoveredbyGalileoin1610
– Thiswasthefirsttimeamoonwasdiscoveredorbitingaroundaplanet
– Itisthemostvolcanicallyactivebodyinthesolarsystem
■ Ioniansea■ Bosphorus Straight(Cow’sford)■ Movies:ClashoftheTitans(characterinthemovie),Io
(movieissetontheplanetIo)
References
■ https://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/The_Myths/Zeus's_Lovers/Io/io.html■ https://theshieldofachilles.net/shield-characters-references/scene-
references/hermes_io_staatliche_antikensammlungen_585_resized_glare-reduced_white-bg/■ https://isiopolis.com/2012/10/27/isis-io/■ https://www.space.com/16419-io-facts-about-jupiters-volcanic-moon.html■ https://clash-of-the-titans.fandom.com/wiki/Io■ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Io_(film)■ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ionian_Sea