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Io is a Persona in the Persona franchise. It is the persona of Yukari Takeba. It evolves into Isis

Profile

Origin

In Greek mythology, Io was a priestess of Hera and one of the mortal lovers of Zeus.^[1] Io initially rejected Zeus's sexual advances until she was thrown out of her house by her father, on the advice of the oracles. Zeus then transformed her into a cow to hide her from Hera. Hera discovered this and asked for Io as a gift. She sent a hundred-eyed giant named Argus to watch Io and keep Zeus from visiting her. Zeus freed Io, and in revenge, Hera sendt a gadfly to terrorize Io, forcing her to wander the world restlessly.

Design

Io appears as a young girl with a similar appearance to Yukari, sitting in a throne shaped like a bull's head, which she is chained to. The astrological sign for the Taurus constellation can be seen in between the nostrils of the bull.

Gameplay

Persona 3

Compendium

Game Appearances

Anime Appearances

Other Appearances

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages
Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	イオ	Io

Gallery

Artwork of Io from Persona 3.

Artwork of Io from Persona 3.

References

↑ Aeschylus, Suppliants, 291–9 (pp. 324, 325).

[1] Aeschylus, Suppliants, 291–9 (pp. 324, 325).

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 ==Profile==
 ===Origin===
-Io in Greek Myth was a priestess of Hera and one of the mortal lovers of Zeus, which might explain her being in the Lovers arcana.<ref>[[Wikipedia:Aeschylus|Aeschylus]], ''[[Wikipedia:The Suppliants (Aeschylus)|Suppliants]]'', [https://www-loebclassics-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/view/aeschylus-suppliants/2009/pb_LCL145.325.xml 291&ndash;9 (pp. 324, 325)].</ref> Io initially rejected [[Zeus]]' sexual advances until she was thrown out of her house by her father on the advice of the oracles. Zeus then transformed her into a cow to hide her from Hera. Hera discovered this and asked for Io as a gift. She sent a 100 eyed giant named [[Argus]] to watch Io and keep Zeus from visiting. Zeus frees Io, and in revenge Hera sends a gadfly to terrorize Io, forcing her to wander the world restlessly. Io was often associated with the moon
+In Greek mythology, Io was a priestess of Hera and one of the mortal lovers of Zeus.<ref>[[Wikipedia:Aeschylus|Aeschylus]], ''[[Wikipedia:The Suppliants (Aeschylus)|Suppliants]]'', [https://www-loebclassics-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/view/aeschylus-suppliants/2009/pb_LCL145.325.xml 291&ndash;9 (pp. 324, 325)].</ref> Io initially rejected [[Zeus]]'s sexual advances until she was thrown out of her house by her father, on the advice of the oracles. Zeus then transformed her into a cow to hide her from Hera. Hera discovered this and asked for Io as a gift. She sent a hundred-eyed giant named [[Argus]] to watch Io and keep Zeus from visiting her. Zeus freed Io, and in revenge, Hera sendt a gadfly to terrorize Io, forcing her to wander the world restlessly.
 ===Design===
-The design is a young girl looking similar to Yukari herself, sitting in a Bull head shaped bed which she is chained to. A Taurus star sign can be seen in between the nostrils of the bull, which can be indicated that Io had an association with the Taurus star sign.
+Io appears as a young girl with a similar appearance to Yukari, sitting in a throne shaped like a bull's head, which she is chained to. The astrological sign for the Taurus constellation can be seen in between the nostrils of the bull.
 ==Gameplay==