Prometheus and Io

Prometheus

Gave fire to manChained to a rockI like cakeEagle daily eats his liver

Zeus’ punishment

Prometheus

Sees a “heifer who talked like a girl”

She stops, asks “what’s up?”P. recognized Io (?!?)Identified himself

Io

Once a princessZeus “stalks” her

Sends dreamsZeus “wraps the Earth in a

cloud”

Io

Hera not a foolDescends to earth, orders

cloud awayZeus turns Io into a cow,

pretends ignorance

Io

Zeus’ liesLies of lovers “do not anger the

gods” (what Zeus says/does)Lies of lovers “not very useful”

(Hera not fooled)Hera asks for the heifer as a

gift

Io

Argus100-eyed “watchman”

Zeus miserable, Io miserableZeus tells Hermes (clever) to

find a way to kill Argus (harsh)

Io

HermesPlays “panpipes” (reed pipes)Tells stories

Argus eventually falls asleep (all 100 eyes)Hermes kills ArgusHera takes the eyes, puts them in

peacock feathers

Prometheus & Io

Prometheus tries to comfort Io“someday…”

Ionian coastBosphorus

Io eventually reaches the NileZeus restores her to human formEpaphus

Line leads to Hercules, greatest of heroes

Europa

So Zeus fell in love…again…Europa

Dreamt two continents “fought” to possess herAsia – I bore youUnnamed – Zeus will give me to you

Awakens at dawn (“true dream time”)Wakes her friends to go pick flowers

Europa

Europa’s flower basketHephaestus’ work

Aphrodite “pierces Zeus’ heart”Zeus, fearing Hera, turns into

a bull before descending to Earth

Europa

All are enchanted by the bullEuropa “hops on” Bull takes off, running OVER the

watersNereids & Tritons & Poseidon

accompany them

Europa

Europa believes “not normal bull”Zeus confirmsTakes Europa to Crete, Zeus’ island

He was born thereShe bears famous sons

Minos & Rhadamanthus (judges of the dead as a reward)