The adventures of Io
Wheelock: Chapter 5
Iuppiter, rēx deōrum, pulchram Īō[1] amat; tum īram Iūnōnis metuit. Mūtat igitur fōrmam Īōnis: “Iūnō nōn puellam, sed bovem vidēbit,” Iuppiter cōgitat. Iūnō nōn stulta est: “Habēsne dōnum, mī vir? Dabisne bellam bovem Iūnōnī? Dā, sī mē amās!” Iuppiter igitur Iūnōnī bovem dat. Cum bove remanet magnus custōs, Argus[2]. Argus cemtum oculōs habet. Mercurius[3] Argum superat, sed Īō nōndum lībera est: malus asīlus cum bove manet. Īō errat per terrās; multōs populōs videt, sed vēram fōrmam suam nōn habet. Misera puella! Habēbisne semper fōrmam bovis? Nōnne satis est tua poena? Īra Iūnōnis nōn perpetua est: Iuppiter Īōnī vēram fōrmam dat; tum Īō fīlium gignit. Centum oculōs Argī vidēbitis in caudā pāvōnis.
[1]: Īō, Īōnis, Īōnī, Īō: a Greek maiden
[2]: a monster with 100 eyes, servant of Juno(Hera)
[3]: Mercury, the messenger-god
Translation:
Jupiter, the king of gods, loves beautiful Io; while he fears the anger of Juno. Therefore, he changes Io’s shape: “Juno will not see a girl, but a cow,” he thinks. (However,) Juno is not stupid: “Do you have a gift, my husband? Do you want to give me the beautiful cow? Give me, if you love me!” So Jupiter gives the cow to Juno. She keeps the cow with a large watchman, Argus. Argus has 100 eyes. Mercury defeats Argus, but Io is not free yet: a bad gadfly stays with the cow. Io runs through the lands; many people see her, but she doesn’t have her own look. Unfortunate girl! Will you have the cow’s look forever? Isn’t your penalty enough? (Luckily,) The anger of Juno isn’t perpetual: Jupiter turns Io into her true look; then Io gives birth to her son. You can see Argus’ 100 eyes in the tail of peacock.
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