Io (Daughter of Inachus)

Io was a nymph.

Mythology
Io was seduced by Zeus. When Hera found out about their trist she came down to where they were hiding. Zeus then transformed Io into a white cow. Hera demanded that Zeus give the cow to her as a gift, which he did reluctantly. Hera knew the cow was Io so she tied her to a tree and had Argus Panoptes guard her. Zeus sent Hermes to free Io, which he did by boring Argus Panoptes to sleep and then setting her free. However, Hera sent a gadfly to chase Io, which it did all the way to Egypt where she was transformed back into a human by Zeus.

Abode
Io was a Naiad nymph of the river Inachus.

Relationships

 * Inachus (father)
 * Melia (mother)
 * Epaphus (son)

Alternative Names

 * Callithyia