io — /ee oh/, n., pl. ios. a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey. Also called Hawaiian hawk. [ < Hawaiian io] * * *… … Universalium
Io — /uy oh, ee oh/, n. 1. Class. Myth. a woman who, being loved by Zeus, was transformed into a white heifer and was, at the wish of Hera, first guarded by Argus and later pursued through the world by a gadfly until she reached Egypt, where she… … Universalium
Criasus — In Greek mythology, Criasus was a king of Argos. He was the son of Argus and Evadne (daughter of Strymon) or Peitho. He had five brothers who were named Ecbasus, Jasus, Peiranthus or Peiras, Epidaurus and Tiryns.[1][2][3] Criasus is said to have… … Wikipedia
IO — I Dans la mythologie grecque, divinité fluviale d’Argos, fille d’Inachos. Io était considérée, sous le nom de Callithyia, comme la grande prêtresse d’Héra. Zeus s’éprit d’elle et, pour la soustraire à la jalousie d’Héra, la métamorphosa en… … Encyclopédie Universelle
ARGOS — I. ARGOS Apuliae oppid. a Diomede conditum, quod deinde Argyripam, et postremo Arpos vocârunt. Vide Cluver. Ital. Ant. l. 4. c. 12. II. ARGOS Peloponnesi civitas, iuxta Athenas, Nemeis ludis celebris et egregiorum Virorum proventu. Hîc Iuno… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
HELLANICUS — I. HELLANICUS nomen duorum Historicorum, quorum unus Mitylenaeus, Herod. antiquior, A. Gell. l. 15. c. 23. alter Milesius an Lesbius? De priore Voss. de Hist. Gr. l. 1. c. 1. de postenore idem ibid. l. 4. c. 5. Et quidem hunc Historiam suam… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
HERESIDES — Graece Η῾ρεσιδὲς, dictae sunt αἱτῆς Η῞ρας, Iunonis Argolicae sacerdotes, tanto olim apud eam gentem in pretio, ut non per Regum, sed per Sacerdotum harum aetates, res suas digereret. Etymologicum Mag. Η῞ρεσιδες αἱ ἱέρειαι τῆς εν Α῎ργει Η῞ρας.… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale