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IO
GENDER:
Feminine
USAGE:
Greek Mythology
OTHER SCRIPTS:
Ιω
(Ancient Greek)
PRONOUNCED:
IE-o
(English)
, EE-o
(English)
[key]
Meaning & History
Meaning unknown. In Greek
mythology
Io was a princess loved by
Zeus
, who changed her into a heifer in order to hide her from
Hera
. A moon of Jupiter bears this name in her honour.
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