Io

Summary

Io is a Greek nymph^[1]. She has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Io's father was Inachus^[3].
• Io's father was Peirasus^[4].
• Io's father was Iasus^[5].
• Io was married to Telegonus^[6].
• A child of Io was Epaphus^[7].
• A child of Io was Ceroessa^[8].
• Io is recorded as female^[9].
• Io's instance of is recorded as Greek nymph^[10].
• Io's Commons category is recorded as Io (mythology)^[11].
• Io's unmarried partner is recorded as Zeus^[12].
• Io's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Io (mythology)^[13].
• Io's Commons gallery is recorded as Io (mythology)^[14].
• Io's worshipped by is recorded as Ancient Greek religion^[15].
• Io's depicted by is recorded as Jupiter, Juno and Io^[16].
• Io's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• Io's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[18].
• Io's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[19].
• Io's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[20].
• Io's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• Io's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[22].
• Io's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[23].
• Io's present in work is recorded as Prometheus Bound^[24].
• Io's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'Ἰώ'}^[25].
• Io's different from is recorded as Io, IO, iO, I/O, i/o, i.o.^[26].
• Io's significant person is recorded as Argus Panoptes^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Fathers listed include Inachus^[3], a Potamoi^[28]; Peirasus^[4], a mythological Greek character^[29]; and Iasus^[5], a mythological Greek character^[30].

Personal Life

Io was married to Telegonus^[6]. Children include Epaphus^[7], a mythological Greek character^[31] and Ceroessa^[8], a Greek nymph^[32].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Io include 85 she^[33], an asteroid^[34]; she^[35], a moon of Jupiter^[36]; Thomas's Sac-Winged Bat^[37], a taxon^[38]; Great evening bat^[39], a taxon^[40]; Iogeton^[41], a taxon^[42]; Thomas's yellow bat^[43], a taxon^[44]; Ionian Sea^[45], a marginal sea^[46], in Greece^[47]; and Aglais io^[48].

Why It Matters

Io has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] She is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

Entities named for her include 85 she^[33], an asteroid^[34]; she^[35], a moon of Jupiter^[36]; Thomas's Sac-Winged Bat^[37], a taxon^[38]; Great evening bat^[39], a taxon^[40]; Iogeton^[41], a taxon^[42]; and Thomas's yellow bat^[43], a taxon^[44].

FAQs

Who were Io's parents?

Io's father was Inachus^[3].

Who was Io married to?

Io's spouses include Telegonus^[6].