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Literary
December 4, 1914
The Brinkley Argus
Brinkley, Monroe County, Arkansas
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Summary of the Greek myth of Io, daughter of Inachus, beloved by Zeus. Jealous Hera turns her into a heifer, sets Argus to watch her (slain by Hermes), then sends a gadfly to torment her on a journey to Egypt, where she regains her form, bears Epaphus, and is linked to Isis and the moon.
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Io and the Gadfly.
Io, in Greek mythology, was the daughter of Inachus, first king of Argos. She was beloved by Zeus (Jupiter), whose wife Hera (Juno), in jealousy, turned her into a heifer and set the hundred-eyed Argus to watch her; but the latter was slain by Hermes (Mercury) at the command of Zeus. Hera then sent a gadfly to torment Io, which drove her from land to land until she reached Egypt, where she regained her true shape, and bore a son, Epaphus. According to the tradition, the Bosphorus, which means ox-ford, got its name from her swimming across it. According to some traditions Io married Osiris or Telegonus, king of Egypt, and was afterwards identified with the Egyptian goddess Isis. It seems that Io was identified with the moon: whence she is represented as a woman with the horns of a heifer.
Io, in Greek mythology, was the daughter of Inachus, first king of Argos. She was beloved by Zeus (Jupiter), whose wife Hera (Juno), in jealousy, turned her into a heifer and set the hundred-eyed Argus to watch her; but the latter was slain by Hermes (Mercury) at the command of Zeus. Hera then sent a gadfly to torment Io, which drove her from land to land until she reached Egypt, where she regained her true shape, and bore a son, Epaphus. According to the tradition, the Bosphorus, which means ox-ford, got its name from her swimming across it. According to some traditions Io married Osiris or Telegonus, king of Egypt, and was afterwards identified with the Egyptian goddess Isis. It seems that Io was identified with the moon: whence she is represented as a woman with the horns of a heifer.
What sub-type of article is it?
Prose Fiction
Allegory
What themes does it cover?
Love Romance
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Greek Mythology
Io
Zeus
Hera
Transformation
Gadfly
Bosphorus
Isis
Literary Details
Title
Io And The Gadfly.
Subject
Greek Myth Of Io's Transformation And Wanderings
Key Lines
Io, In Greek Mythology, Was The Daughter Of Inachus, First King Of Argos. She Was Beloved By Zeus (Jupiter), Whose Wife Hera (Juno), In Jealousy, Turned Her Into A Heifer And Set The Hundred Eyed Argus To Watch Her; But The Latter Was Slain By Hermes (Mercury) At The Command Of Zeus.
Hera Then Sent A Gadfly To Torment Io, Which Drove Her From Land To Land Until She Reached Egypt, Where She Regained Her True Shape, And Bore A Son, Epaphus.