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The gadfly, a type of fly, known for plaguing cattle, appears in Greek mythology as a tormenter of Pegasus and Io, a human lover of Zeus. In the story, Zeus lusted Io, who is eventually turned into a white heifer to hide her from his jealous wife, Hera. This goddess is not fooled, and demands Io as a gift from Zeus.
The sacrifice of Argus liberated Io and allowed her to wander the earth, although tormented by a gadfly sent by Hera, until she reached the Ionian Sea, named after her, from where she swam to Egypt and gave birth to a love child of Zeus, according to some versions of the myth. According to Ovid, Argus had a hundred eyes. [11]
Again the prick, the stab of gadfly-sting! O earth, earth, hide, the hollow shape—Argus—that evil thing—the hundred-eyed." [17] Mok Chi', patron deity of beekeepers, on a codex-style Maya vessel. In Hittite mythology, the god of agriculture, Telipinu, went on a rampage and refused to allow anything to grow and animals would not produce ...
A gadfly is a person who interferes with the status quo of a society or community by posing novel, potentially upsetting questions, usually directed at authorities. The term has a modern use but it was originally associated with the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates , as portrayed in Plato 's Apology when Socrates was on trial for his life .
In Greek mythology, Oestrus or Oistros (Ancient Greek: Οἴστρῳ, meaning 'gadfly' or 'sting') was one of the leaders of the satyrs [1] who joined the army of Dionysus in his campaign against India. [2]
Gadfly (mythology), the insect as sent by Hera to torment Io in Greek mythology; Gadfly, the NATO reporting name for a Russian 9K37 Buk surface-to-air missile system; Education Gadfly, the weekly e-bulletin of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute; Autism's Gadfly, a blog maintained by Jonathan Mitchell (writer)
One month before President Biden leaves the White House, the Biden administration announced it has forgiven student loan debt for 54,900 public service workers.
Again the prick, the stab of gadfly-sting! O earth, earth, hide, the hollow shape—Argus—that evil thing—the hundred-eyed." [ 60 ] William Shakespeare , inspired by Aeschylus, has Tom o' Bedlam in King Lear , "Whom the foul fiend hath led through fire and through flame, through ford and whirlpool, o'er bog and quagmire", driven mad by the ...