Io

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Io is a figure from Greek mythology, a mortal woman loved by Zeus and tormented by Hera, whose wanderings and suffering are famously recounted in Aeschylus’ tragedy "Prometheus Bound."

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Io canonical 6
Io (mythology) 1
Jupiter and Io 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf daughter of a river god
figure in Greek mythology
mortal woman
mythological character
ancestorOf Argive kings
Danaans
appearsIn Prometheus Bound
appearsInWorkBy Aeschylus
associatedPlace Argos
associatedWith Bosporus
Hera
Zeus
boreChildOf Zeus
category Characters in Aeschylean tragedy
causeOfTorment Hera’s jealousy
child Epaphus
crossed Bosporus
culture Ancient Greek mythology
descendant Aegyptus
Danaus
Heracles
endedWanderingsIn Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
eponymOf Bosporus (Cow’s Ford)
linked to: Bosporus
father Inachus
fatherInstanceOf river god
form white heifer
gender female
homeland Argos
languageOfPrimarySources Ancient Greek
lovedBy Zeus
notableFor suffering caused by Hera’s jealousy
wanderings across the world
persecutedBy Hera
priestessOf Hera
pursuedBy gadfly
restoredToHumanFormBy Zeus
restoredToHumanFormIn Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
roleInPrometheusBound wandering sufferer
tormentedBy Hera
gadfly
transformedBy Zeus
transformedInto cow
wanderedThrough Asia Minor
Egypt
Greece
Syria
worshippedIn Argos

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jupiter hasMajorMoon Io
Zeus consort Io
subject linked to: Zeus and Hera
Io namedAfter Io (mythology)
linked to: Io
Byzas grandfather Io
Argus associatedWith Io
Antonio da Correggio notableWork Jupiter and Io
linked to: Io