Inō

 

(ī'nō) , in Greek mythology, daughter of Cadmus. She was the wife of Athamas, to whom she bore Learchus and Melicertes. She plotted to kill her stepchildren, Phrixus and Helle, but their mother, Nephele, saved them with the help of a winged ram (see Golden Fleece). Later, when Athamas went mad and killed Learchus, Ino and Melicertes leaped into the sea to their deaths and were changed into sea deities, Leucothea and Palaemon.

• In Greek mythology, Ino was a queen of Thebes.
• 173 Ino is an asteroid.
• Ino is a trademark of the small Swedish loudspeaker maker Ino Audio.
• Ino Yamanaka is a supporting character in the anime/manga series Naruto.
• INO is a trademarked abbreviation for In-N-Out Burger.
• I-No is a character in the Guilty Gear series of video games.
• Ino is a town in Kochi Prefecture, Japan
• InO is a chemical shorthand for Indium(III) oxide.
• INO, Internuclear ophthalmoplegia a neurological condition
• INO Records, an American Christian music label

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