Io
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Summary
Io is a Greek nymph[1]. She ranks in the top 3% of greek nymph entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,240 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Father: Inachus[3], Peirasus[4], Iasus[5]
- Spouse: Telegonus[6]
- Child: Epaphus[7], Ceroessa[8]
- Sex or gender: female[9]
- Commons category: Io (mythology)[10]
- Unmarried partner: Zeus[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Io (mythology)[12]
- Commons gallery: Io (mythology)[13]
- Worshipped by: Ancient Greek religion[14]
- Depicted by: Jupiter, Juno and Io[15]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[17], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[18], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[19], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21], The New Student's Reference Work[22], Pauly–Wissowa[23]
- Present in work: Prometheus Bound[24]
- Name in native language: Ἰώ[25]
- Different from: Io, IO, iO, I/O, i/o, i.o.[26]
- Significant person: Argus Panoptes[27]
- Appears in the form of: cow[28]
- P14750: BF78-970C-23DE-59A7-6397[29]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Io include she[30], a moon of Jupiter[31]; Ionian Sea[32], a marginal sea[33], in Greece[34]; Aglais io[35], a taxon[36]; Great evening bat[37], a taxon[38]; 85 she[39], an asteroid[40]; Thomas's Sac-Winged Bat[41], a taxon[42]; Thomas's yellow bat[43], a taxon[44]; and Iogeton[45].
Why It Matters
Io has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] She is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
Entities named for her include she[30], a moon of Jupiter[31]; Ionian Sea[32], a marginal sea[33], in Greece[34]; Aglais io[35], a taxon[36]; Great evening bat[37], a taxon[38]; 85 she[39], an asteroid[40]; and Thomas's Sac-Winged Bat[41], a taxon[42].
FAQs
Who were Io's parents?
Io's father was Inachus[3].
Who was Io married to?
Io's spouses include Telegonus[6].