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Io: Hera
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While Io was now free Hera sent the mother of all gad-flys to sting the still bovine Io. The ghost of Argus pursued her as well. This pushed her near madness, trying to escape she wandered the world. During her wanders she came across Prometheus while chained. He gave her hope. He predicted that she would have to wander for many years.
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Io was a priestess of the Greek goddess Hera. Hera was the jealous wife of Zeus, the king of the gods. Zeus was very unfaithful. When Zeus fell in love with Io, he changed himself into the shape of a dark cloud to hide himself from his jealous wife Hera.
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Io was freed, but still a cow and not quite safe, because Hera set a gadfly to pester her. Io roamed mile after mile, year after year until she finally came to term. When she reached Egypt, she gave birth. Then the childbirth goddess, her former nemesis, released her from her torments.
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Ancestors and founders of important cities like Mycenae, Thebes, and Argos were descendants of Io (or the river god Inachus). These dominated ... Crete, Laconia, and perhaps Arcadia. The HERACLIDES were descendants of Io. So were, among others, Cadmus, Perseus 1, and Heracles 1.
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There was once a maiden named Io, a priestess of Hera, who had disturbing dreams. Through them she learned Zeus wished to deprive her of her virginity. In time she told her father, Inachus, who in turn consulted the oracle. Told the king of the gods would show his wrath if not satisfied, Inachus forced his daughter Io to leave his protection.
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Io who was still prisoner into the shape of a cow could not get rid of the malicious gadfly. Finally, after Zeus vowed to no longer pursue his beloved Io, Hera released Io from her inhuman prison, and Io settled in Egypt, becoming the first queen of Egypt.
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