This recounts how Hera sent a gadfly to torment Io, who then swam across the sea, which was subsequently named the Ionian Sea after her. It tells a myth about transformations and naming conventions.
她派遣了一只牛虻去折磨伊俄。伊俄四处躲藏，游过了大海，这海从些就以她命名叫伊奥尼亚海。
| Expression | 她派遣了一只牛虻去折磨伊俄。伊俄四处躲藏，游过了大海，这海从些就以她命名叫伊奥尼亚海。 |
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| Meaning | She sent a gadfly to torment Io, who, in her flight, swam through the sea, named after her, Ionian. |
| Reading | tā pàiqiǎn le yī zhǐ niúméng qù zhémó yī é yī é sìchù duǒcáng yóu guò le dàhǎi zhè hǎi cóng xiē jiù yǐ tā mìngmíng jiào yī ào ní yà hǎi |
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