Lo Was A Hero's Journey

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Lo was a beautiful spirit of nature maiden and priestess of Hera. One day Zeus spotted Lo from coming home from the river he knew he had to have but she tried to get away. Zeus used one of his powers to transform himself into a thundercloud and captured Lo. Hera knew that something was up on Earth with Zeus when the clouds got dark and he suddenly had vanished. Hera has always been jealous with Zeus affairs so he knew he had to disguise Lo so he turned her into a cow. Hera welcomed Zeus home and asking questions involving the cow which caught Zeus off guard. Zeus on the spot in panic said the cow was from Earth. Hera was pleased with the cow and wanted it but Zeus was hesitant about it since not handing it over meant he was sinful. In the

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