Hera made Argus, a giant with one hundred eyes, keep watch over Io. When Hermes killed Argus by lulling all one hundred eyes to sleep with music, Io could escape. However, Hera sent a gadfly to sting Io as she wandered the earth in a frenzied state.
Well really Hera didn't punish Zeus. She would defeat all of his other lovers and if she didn't get to them first she would punish their children.
A beautiful silver cow, according to the story. ^^
The goddess Hera. Io was a girl that Hera transformed into a cow, Argus was the servant of Hera whose eyes were set in a peacock's tail, and Hera trained the Nemean lion.
Io
Io (the cow) transformed back into a nymph and became the goddess Isis.
Hera was as dangerous as any deity in the Greco-Roman pantheon. She was highly vindictive of Zeus' adultery, as seen in stories like that of Heracles or Io. Heracles was plagued with troubles of Hera's doing because he was the son of Zeus and Alcumena. Io was raped by Zeus, and in retribution, Hera turned Io into a cow and made her go mad. Io was eventually saved, but first had to suffer Hera's anger.On the other hand, Hera was a patron of women, especially wives and mothers, and would be invoked for protection of pregnant women, although other deities existed who were patrons of childbirth specifically. These two seemingly bipolar roles probably stem from Greek ideas of women as chattel without rights (though not without responsibilities).Hera, as with all gods and goddesses, is mythical. For those that believe she was probably very dangerous and also very helpful.
I believe you mean transformed, as a heifer is a cow, and she instead of he. In that case it would be Io, one of Zeus's lovers.
Io. who was a princess of Argos.
Io was a mortal woman who was favored in the sight of Zeus. He then turned Io into a heifer, to hide her from his wife. However, Hera was no fool and had set spies upon Io. After Io's transformation, Hera afflicted her with a gadfly (irritating biting fly) to torment her, as punishment.
Hera named the Ionian Sea after Io because in Greek mythology, Io was a priestess of Hera who was turned into a cow by Zeus to hide his affair with her. Hera discovered Zeus's infidelity and sent a gadfly to chase Io across the sea, eventually leading to her transformation into a goddess. Naming the sea after Io served as a reminder of her sacrifice and suffering.
She was turned into a heifer to protect her from Hera.
Io.
Hera had Argus (the guy with many eyes) to watch Io.
Hera instructed her servant Argus to keep Io from running away, not to defend her. Argus had 100 eyes, which made him the perfect guardian.
Hera, Queen of Heaven and goddess of marriage and the starry sky, is wife of Zeus in Greek mythology. Io was the lover of Zeus whom Zeus - not Hera - turned into a white heifer when Hera came upon Zeus and discovered his affair. Hera was not fooled by Io's shape and asked to have her, Zeus could not disagree and gave Io to Hera, who put Io in the keeping of Argos Panoptês - Zeus later sent Hermes to save Io. Hermes killed Argos, and Hera put his hundred eyes on the peacock and sent a gadfly after Io, which kept her from rest with it's sting. Io eventually came to Egypt, where she was identified with Isis, and her son Epaphos with Apis.
Io was turned into a cow so Hera would not know that she was Zeus's wife
No Hera did because she sent a mosquito to sting Io and chase her away from Grecce
Io, one of the moons of Jupiter was transformed into a heifer by Zeus' wife Hera who was jealous of his interest in her.
I'm not sure what you are asking here. Io was the nymph that Zeus turned into a cow to keep Hera from discovering her identity. To keep Hera fr4om being suspicious, Zeus offered Io to Hera as a gift. She then put her favorite servant, Argos Panoptes as her guardian. Eventually Zeus felt bad for Io, so he sent Hermes to secure her freedom.