Mnemosyne — Classical Greek Myth Library

Stories (8)

• Zeus and Io
  Olympian gods / Argive · Apollodorean Argive (cow; Argus; gadfly; Egypt; Epaphus); Aeschylean tragic enrichment
• Hermes Kills Argus (Argeiphontes)
  Olympian gods / Argive · Apollodorean Argive exploit (Hermes as Argus-slayer); Aeschylean / Ovidian scenic enrichment labeled where Roman
• Hera and Poseidon: The Contest for Argos
  Olympian gods / Argive foundation · Pausanian Argive (divine contest; river-gods as judges)
• Epaphus: Son of Io, King in Egypt
  Heroes — Io line / Argive–Egyptian bridge · Apollodorean / Aeschylean destiny — Epaphus born of Zeus’s touch; Egyptian kingship
• Belus, Aegyptus, and Danaus: The Setup
  Local and lesser — Argive / Io’s descendants · Apollodorean genealogical setup (before the Danaid murders)
• Phoroneus of Argos: First Man and First City
  Local and lesser — Argive foundation / culture-hero · Pausanian / Apollodorean / Acusilaan Argive
• Taurus: Zeus’s Bull and Europa (Catasterism)
  Local and lesser — astral aetiology / Zeus and Europa · Catasterismic handbook — bull of Europa (or Io) as Taurus
• Inachus: River-King of Argos
  Local and lesser — Argive origins / river eponym · Pausanian / Apollodorean — Inachus as first king or river; father of Io

Places appearing with them

• Argos
• Bosporus
• Caucasus
• Egypt
• Egypt / Arabia
• Ethiopia
• Heraion of Argos
• Ionian Sea
• Memphis
• Mycenae
• Path of the sun
• Phoenicia
• River Inachus
• Rivers Inachus, Cephisus, Asterion
• Sanctuary of Hera Argia
• Sea crossing
• The deep
• Underworld

Themes

• Abduction
• Binding
• Birth
• Contest
• Hospitality
• Marriage
• Petrification
• Prophecy
• Revenge
• Theft
• War