IRIS was the goddess of the rainbow, the messenger of the Olympian gods. She was often represented as the handmaiden and personal messenger of Hera. Iris was a goddess of sea and sky--her father Thaumas "the wondrous" was a marine-god, and her mother Elektra "the amber" a cloud-nymph.
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In Greek mythology, Iris (Ἴρις) is the personification of the rainbow and messenger of the gods. As the sun unites Earth and heaven, Iris links the gods to humanity. She travels with the speed of wi...
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In Greek mythology, Iris is the personified goddess of the rainbow. She is regarded as the messenger of the gods to humankind, and particularly of the goddess Hera whose orders she brought to humans.
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Iris is the ancient Greek goddess of the rainbow and the fast messenger of the gods. She is the daughter of Thauman and Electra.
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Pollychrome's Pantheon : Iris is a goddess of the rainbow, messages, emotions and travel. Her symbol os the rainbow. ... Iris, messenger of the Gods and goddess of the Rainbow and of emotions, hear my prayer. I am a daughter of two rainbows: one queer, one magical; both of community.
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In Greek mythology, IRIS is the goddess of the rainbow. She was an emissary of the god Zeus and his wife, Hera, and left Olympus only to deliver the divine decrees to humankind who revered her as an advisor and guide.
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Iris goddess of the rainbow - Stories Photo Book. This story is about a goddess named Iris, she wants to be human and her father granted her wish. But instead of being human she was turned into a cat ... Title: Iris goddess of the rainbow;
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In mythology, Iris was the goddess of the rainbow. The iris is the part of the eye that opens and closes so we can see light--and thus colors. Iris, the flower essence, is held as an aid to creativity by the makers who provide it.
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Information on Iris, the Greek Goddess of the Rainbow ... Rainbow-goddess. Hera's winged messenger. Daughter of Thaumas(son of Pontus and Gaia) and Electra(Oceanid). Mother of, some say, Eros, by Zephyrus. She was good- natured, But Iris just smiled through her tears, projecting brightness like a rainbow. It was so...
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Iris, Goddess of the Rainbow by Atkinson Grimshaw. Oil on canvas. Signed 27 1/2 x 35 1/2 inches, 70 x 90 cm. ... A Softer Nature: Grimshaw's Iris, Goddess of the Rainbow ... Peter Nahum Ltd, London has most generously given its permission to use in the Victorian Web information, images, and text from its catalogues,
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