Epaphos

Japanese: Epaphos
Epaphos

…Then Zeus ordered Hermes to kill Argos, and Hera sent horseflies to torment Io, so that she became so mad that she wandered from country to country, crossing from Europe to Asia (hence the name of the Bosporus strait), and finally to Egypt. There she was restored to human form by Zeus, and gave birth to a son, Epaphos, who later became king of Egypt and founded the city of Memphis. She is often identified with the Egyptian goddess Isis. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Epaphos" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…そこでゼウスはヘルメス神に命じてアルゴスを殺させると,ヘラはアブ(虻)を送ってイオを苦しめたので,彼女は狂乱のうちに諸国をさまよい歩き,ヨーロッパからアジアへ渡り(ボスポロス(〈牝牛の渡し〉の意)海峡の名のおこり),最後にエジプトに着いた。ここで彼女はゼウスによって人間の姿に戻され,のちにエジプト王となってメンフィス市を建設する一子エパフォスEpaphosを産んだという。彼女はしばしばエジプトの女神イシスと同一視された。…

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