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How Did Io Inachus Change In The Odyssey

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*taken from Greek Aeschylus + roman Ovid.* Io - Inachus' daughter, hated by Hera, changed from a princess/happy girl into a starving beast by Zeus Io's story - met Prometheus soon after he gave fire to man. Backstory : Zeus tried to get with her. To hide for Hera, he put a blanket of night over world. She knew what he was doing found him with Io. Then she gave Io to Argus. Zeus wouldnt help her in fear of his wife but he asked his son, Hermes to slay the beast. He did with Pan + Syrinx story but Hera then sent a glad-fly to curse her. At Nile Zeus repairs her to normal form + they have a kid, Epaphus. Lived happily ever after - decendent : Hercules , Ionian - sea, named after Io because its part of sea she first ran on in her frenzy …show more content…

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All mmonsters were banished when they became conqored except the cyclops as they becam favorites of Zeus. they made Zeus' thundebolts. lived in country, did as they pleased without laws, not a good places for strangers Odysseus' story - Odysseus (greek prince) landed on their land while trying to get home after the desruction of Troy. went to explore cave it was Cyclops Polyphemus. He trapped them in the cave and ate a few for each meal. The warriars sharped a stick on night and hide it then when Cyclops came back they got him hella drunk and fell asleep they then jabbed the stick hottened with flames into the cyclops eye. to escape they hide undernearth his flock of sheep when he let them out in the morning. As they left the taunted Polyphemus Galatea's story - Polyphemus had gotten his eye back likely from his father in this story Poisidon. He falls in love with the sea nymph Galatea. She would mock him, get him to chase her and then laugh at his clumsiness. Their case was hopeless. but instead of killing people in fury like before he sat and sang love songs. He never loved anyone else andwhen Galatea fell in love with a prince named Acis Polyphemus killed him but the Acis got turned into a River …show more content…

Zeus made to help Hades get his girl Prersephone (Demeter's daughter) Boy named Narcissus had been completley gorgeous and everyone wanted him but he had no want for them. One day he goes and looks at the rivver, sees his reflection and questions how anyone can campare to his own beauty ie. he was in love with himself. He then decided to die. The Nymphs could never find his body only a flower that they named after him.

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