Io1
(ˈaɪəʊ)
[a. L. iō, Gr. ἰώ.]
A Greek and Latin exclamation of joy or triumph; sometimes in Eng. as n., an utterance of ‘Io!’, an exultant shout or song. Also Io pæan: see pæan.
| 1592 Lyly Midas v. iii, Io paeans let us sing, To physicke's, and to poesie's king. 1602 Marston Antonio's Rev. v. iv, Why then Io to Hymen. 1640 H. Glapthorne Wallenstein i. i. Wks. 1874 II. 19 When their loud voyces sing, Ios to victory. 1678 Dryden & Lee Œdipus iv. i, Rocks, valleys, hills, with splitting Ios ring: Io, Jocasta, Io pæan sing! 1709 Let. to Ld. M[ayor] 4 Some of our false Brothers..had long before this been singing their Io-Pæans in St. Paul's. |