She wandered over the sea, which by chance got from her its name the Ionian Sea.
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Dressed up as a shepherd, Hermes lulled Argus to sleep with his sweet songs and long stories, then killed him and set Io free.
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Seeing through the trick, Hera asked for the cow as a present and Zeus had to give in to her wish.
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In her misery the cow passed over the strait which divides Europe and Asia.
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In this way the strip of water got its name Bosporus, the way of the cow.
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Hera became so green eyed that she flew down from Olympus one day to pay her rival back.
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She settled down and gave birth to a son, Some of her children remained in Egypt and ruled as kings for a longtime.
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In the end she arrived in Egypt where she was turned back into her natural form.
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But Hera's anger was not to be calmed down yet. She sent a gadfly to attack the cow and drive her from land to land.
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Unable to bear to see her so unhappy, Zeus sent Hermes down to destroy the monster.
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Io was the daughter of a river god. She was loved, run after and won by Zeus.
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Argus' eyes were ever open and no escape was possible.
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Zeus, however, had foreseen her arrival and changed Io into a beautiful white little cow.
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Then she left the cow to the care of a hundred eyed monster, Argus.
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