Prometheus and Io Prometheus Gave fire to man

Prometheus and Io

Prometheus Gave fire to man Chained to a rock I like cake Eagle 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 princess Zeus “stalks” her Sends dreams Zeus “wraps the Earth in a cloud”

Io Hera not a fool Descends to earth, orders cloud away Zeus turns Io into a cow, pretends ignorance

Io Zeus’ lies Lies 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 Argus 100 -eyed “watchman” Zeus miserable, Io miserable Zeus tells Hermes (clever) to find a way to kill Argus (harsh)

Io Hermes Plays “panpipes” (reed pipes) Tells stories Argus eventually falls asleep (all 100 eyes) Hermes kills Argus Hera takes the eyes, puts them in peacock feathers

Prometheus & Io Prometheus tries to comfort Io “someday…” Ionian coast Bosphorus Io eventually reaches the Nile Zeus restores her to human form Epaphus Line leads to Hercules, greatest of heroes

Europa So Zeus fell in love…again… Europa Dreamt two continents “fought” to possess her Asia – I bore you Unnamed – Zeus will give me to you Awakens at dawn (“true dream time”) Wakes her friends to go pick flowers

Europa’s flower basket Hephaestus’ work Aphrodite “pierces Zeus’ heart” Zeus, fearing Hera, turns into a bull before descending to Earth

Europa All are enchanted by the bull Europa “hops on” Bull takes off, running OVER the waters Nereids & Tritons & Poseidon accompany them

Europa believes “not normal bull” Zeus confirms Takes Europa to Crete, Zeus’ island He was born there She bears famous sons Minos & Rhadamanthus (judges of the dead as a reward)