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Prometheus and Io - Free download as Word Doc (.doc), PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. Prometheus tells the story of Io, who was turned into a cow by Zeus to hide his affair with her from his wife Hera.
Prometheus told Io his story and Io told him why she, once a princess and a happy girl, was turned into a cow by Zeus. After Zeus fell in love with Io, Hera grew jealous. When Hera found out about their relationship, Zeus tried to hide himself and Io by wrapping a cloud around the earth.
This article presents the Byzantine book epigrams on Prometheus, found at the end of Prometheus Bound in a considerable part of Aeschylean manuscripts. It offers a critical edition, translation, analysis, commentary, and demonstrates John Tzetzes' authorship.
Her voice is laden with pain and sorrow, but it sounds beautiful. This is Io, and she tells Prometheus her story. She used to be a beautiful young woman, and Zeus fell in love with her. When Zeus's jealous wife Hera suspected their relationship, Zeus turned Io into a heifer.
- Edith Hamilton
- 1 The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God,
- 2 as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: 'I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way' -- 3 a voice of one calling in the wilderness, 'Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.''
- 4 And so John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 5 The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem went out to him.
- 9 At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. 10 Just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.
Prometheus comforted Io with the information that she would be restored to human form and become the ancestress of the greatest of all heroes, Heracles (Hercules). Io escaped across the Ionian Sea to Egypt, where she was restored to human form by Zeus.
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Io, thus, met chained Prometheus during her journey, who gave her comfort. He predicted that, one day, Io would take back her human form, bear children from Zeus and one of her descendants would come to free Prometheus from his torture.
