The name Bosphorus is derived from the mythological character Io, who swam across the strait after being turned into a heifer by Zeus (Bosphorus means ford of the ox in Greek).
Zeus was the god of the gods, and had a insatiable sexual appetite.
mnli hypothesis: Zeus was the god of the gods, and had a insatiable sexual appetite. premise: The name Bosphorus is derived from the mythological character Io, who swam across the strait after being turned into a heifer by Zeus (Bosphorus means ford of the ox in Greek).