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In the game Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3, Io is a Persona of the Arcana "The Lovers", and is the first Persona of Yukari Takeba. She is represented as a young woman chained to a throne shaped as a bull's head and has wind-related abilities.
In the 2010 film Clash of the Titans, Io was portrayed by British actress Gemma Arterton. The character was a major deviation from Greek mythology: instead of being Zeus' lover, she was portrayed as a guide to Perseus. Her transformation into a cow was also not mentioned. Instead, she was "cursed" with agelessness for refusing a god's romantic advances.
Despite confirming her return for Wrath of the Titans in September 2010, Arterton did not reprise her role for unknown reasons. Instead, it is revealed that Io died shortly before the beginning of the sequel, as Perseus is seen placing stones on her grave.
In the game Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2, Io is a female student who goes to the same school as the protagonist.
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