Io

Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
5/29/2020, 9:30 PM	Mike C	update #108
12/8/2017, 12:41 PM	Mike C	update #97
7/2/2017, 10:39 PM	Mike C	update #95
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM	Mike C	earliest recorded revision

Gender Feminine

Usage Greek Mythology

Scripts Ἰώ(Ancient Greek)

Pronounced Pron. /iː.ɔ̌ː/(Classical Greek) /ˈaɪ.oʊ/(English)

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.