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Io vs Ganymede - What's the difference?

io | ganymede |

In astronomy terms the difference between io and ganymede

is that io is short for 85 Io, a main belt asteroid; the asteroid shares its name with the Jovian moon while ganymede is a moon of Jupiter.

As proper nouns the difference between io and ganymede

is that io is the daughter of Inachus river god, and a lover of Zeus while Ganymede is a Trojan boy who was abducted (either by Zeus or Eos), and ultimately became immortal in order to be Zeus' cup-bearer and lover.

As a noun io

is a type of moth, the io moth.

As an interjection io

is an exclamation of joy or triumph.

io

Translingual

Symbol

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  • The ISO 3166-1 two-letter (alpha-2) code for British Indian Ocean Territory.
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    ganymede

    English

    (wikipedia Ganymede)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (Greek god) A Trojan boy who was abducted (either by Zeus or Eos), and ultimately became immortal in order to be Zeus' cup-bearer and lover.
  • (astronomy) A moon of Jupiter.
  • A servant boy or young waiter, particularly one who serves liquor.
  • A boy kept for pederastic purposes; a catamite.

    • Derived terms

    * Ganymedean