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Iris
Sign in to savethe personification of the rainbow in ancient Greek religion and mythology
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Iris was the goddess of the rainbow in ancient Greek mythology, often depicted as a messenger who traveled between the gods and humans. She represents the Greeks' attempt to explain natural phenomena and played a role in their religious beliefs and stories about divine communication.
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- Given name
- Iris
- Gender
- female
- Spouse
- Zephyrus
- Child
- Pothos
- Father
- Thaumas
- Mother
- Electra
- Image
- The iris 1904 illustration (cropped).jpg
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- Iris (mythology)
- worshipped by
- Ancient Greek religion
- fictional or mythical analog of
- rainbow
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- present in work
- Iliad
- different from
- Iris
- native label
- Ἶρις
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