8 But the annalist Castor and many of the tragedians allege that Io was a daughter of Inachus 9; and Hesiod and Acusilaus say that she was a daughter of Piren. Wrath of the Titans. [2.1.3] Argus and Ismene, daughter of Asopus, had a son Iasus, who is said to have been the father of Io. Perseus meets Io, a mysterious woman cursed with immortality, who confirms his origin. Io is a major character of Clash of the Titans. To help his son, Zeus tries to give Perseus a sword forged on Olympus, which he refuses. According to mythology, Epaphus later founded the town of Memphis in Egypt, which he named after his wife. At the end of the film, after Zeus resurrected Io, she and Perseus embraced each other. Io gave birth to a son, Helius, and made Perseus promise not to let their son Directed by Louis Leterrier. Epaphus Ios son was one of the few survivors of the great flood that killed most of humanity in the Bronze Age. Keroessa mated with sea god Poseidon and gave birth to a son, Byzas, who would later found the Instead of being a lover of Zeus like the myths, Io instead falls in love with Perseus, whom she watched since he was a child. He is also revealed to be the only child Perseus had with his wife Io. Io, in Greek mythology, daughter of Inachus (the river god of Argos) and the Oceanid Melia.Under the name of Callithyia, Io was regarded as the first priestess of Hera, the wife of Zeus.Zeus fell in love with her and, to protect her from the wrath of Hera, changed her into a white heifer. Perseus myth is one of the earliest found in Greek art. Helius is the son of Perseus in the 2012 film Wrath of the Titans. Perseus, in Greek mythology, the slayer of the Gorgon Medusa and the rescuer of Andromeda from a sea monster. Minos The first king of Crete and namesake of the Minoan culture was the son of Zeus and Europa. Perseus, Io, and the King's Guard led by Draco journey to the Stygian Witches, seeking a way to defeat the Kraken. With Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Jason Flemyng. Perseus, demigod, son of Zeus, battles the minions of the underworld to stop them from conquering heaven and earth. He became the king of Egypt, the father of Queen Libya, and a distant ancestor of Perseus and Heracles. Io bore a son, Epaphus, and a daughter, Keroessa, from Zeus. She was portrayed by Gemma Arterton in the 2010 remake. The gods, Athena (delivered from the head of Zeus), and Hermes (the messenger of Zeus and deliverer of Io), each had experience to lend this new deliverer Perseus. Learn more about the traditional story of Perseus in this article. 1 Mythology 2 History 2.1 Cla Peen Danae. Perseus was also a descendant of the heroine Io, who was living in exile in Egypt.A descendant of Io, named Danas returned to Ios homeland, and became king of Argos.. Acrisius was himself a great-grandson of Danas. Perseus was the son of Zeus and Danae, the daughter of Acrisius of Argos. As a result, Danae gives birth to Zeus' son, Perseus. Birth of Perseus: Perseus () was son of Zeus and Dana (Danae), daughter of Acrisius (Acrisios or ), king of Argos, and Eurydice.