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