She was turned into a heifer to protect her from Hera.
Io was turned into a cow so Hera would not know that she was Zeus's wife
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Io. Zeus turned her into cow to hide her from Hera.
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Zeus turned Io into a heifer.
Io
No, Io was not a mortal. In Greek mythology, she was a priestess of Hera who was turned into a cow by Zeus to protect her from Hera's jealousy. Io was later transformed back into human form and became a goddess.
Zeus turned Io into a white cow to hide her from Hera. The hundred-eyed monster was Argus, who Hermes killed to save Io.
She was the water nymph Io, after whom the Ionean sea is named.
Zeus's jealous wife, Hera, turned Io in a cow with a gladfly stinging her rump while the cow wandered.