INTERREX, id-ter-rex, an occasional magis. trate at Rome, entrusted with the government during any vacancy of the throne or consul ship.
To, daughter et Tita"ohus (or of Ihsus), called Phifrom's, from her brother Ph5reneus, was priestess of Juno at Argos. The goddess discovered the intrigues of Io with Jupiter, who, to deceive Juno, changed her into a beautiful heifer, which Juno succeeded in obtaining from him as a present. Juno set the hundred-eyed Argus to watch Io, but Mercury, by Jupiter's order, slew Argus and released her. Juno now sent an insect to persecute Io, who wandered over the earth and crossed the sea to Egypt, and, by the Nile, tormented by the insect, entreated Jupiter to restore her to her ancient form. After reassuming a woman's form, she bore Ep5phus, and subsequently married King Telegenus of Egypt, or Osiris, and, from her mild reign, was deified as Isis.
1'-a-las, son of King Iphiclus of Thessaly, assisted Hercules to kill the Hydra (q. v.), and, at the hero's request, he was restored to youth by Bebe. Iolas afterwards helped the Heraclidm against Eurystheus, whom he slew. He settled in Sardinia, with Hercules fifty sons by Thespius's daughters, and at his monument in Bmotia lovers used to exchange vows.
IoLcnos, 1-oe-clzos, a town of Magnesia. Iocu, daughter of King Eurptus of (Echalia, was promised by her father in mar riage to whoever could shoot better than he.
Herdiles (q. v.) succeeded, and, being refused the reward, killed him. Hercules later took away Iole, and, to regain his affections,Deianira sent him the poisoned tunic, which destroyed him. By Hercules' command, his son Hyllus afterwards married Tole.
son of Xuthus and Erechtheus's daughter Creusa, married Helice, daughter of King Selinus of lEgiale, whom he succeeded, and built the city Helice. He assisted Eu molpus, and settled with his descendants, the Jones, near Eleusis. After this Ion passed to Idea (q. v.), rag B.C., his people being expelled by the immigration of the Achmans.
IONIA, 1-e-ni-a, a country of Asia Minor, bounded N. by lEolla, W. by the IEgean, S. by Carla, E. by Lydia and part of Caria. It was colonized by Ion (q. v.). It was a confederacy of twelve independent cities,—Priene, Miletus, Coldphon, Clazomenm, Ephilsus, Lebeclos, Teos, Phocwa, Erythtrw, Smyrna, Samos, Chios. The confederacy hada common temple, Pante alum. It was made tributary to Lydia by Creesus, and next to Persia. The Ionic revolt, in which Sardis was burned, led to Xerxes' invasion of Greece. It was reduced under Rome by Sulla.