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In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Iris (/ ˈ aɪ r ɪ s /; EYE-riss; Ancient Greek: Ἶρις, romanized: Îris, lit. 'rainbow,' [2] [3] Ancient Greek:) is a daughter of the gods Thaumas and Electra, [4] the personification of the rainbow and messenger of the gods, a servant to the Olympians and especially Queen Hera.
"Iris" is a song by the American alternative rock band Goo Goo Dolls. Written for the soundtrack of the 1998 film City of Angels , it was included on the sixth Goo Goo Dolls album, Dizzy Up the Girl , and released as a single on April 1, 1998.
The Time of the Angels is a philosophical novel by British novelist Iris Murdoch.First published in 1966, it was her tenth novel. The novel centres on Carel Fisher, an eccentric Anglican priest who is the rector of a London church which was destroyed by bombing during World War II.
Infamous Angel is the debut studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Iris DeMent.It was released by Philo Records in 1992. The liner notes were written by John Prine, to whom DeMent's music has been compared by Los Angeles Times critic Robert Hilburn.
Iris Luella DeMent (born January 5, 1961) [1] is an American singer-songwriter and musician. DeMent's musical style includes elements of folk , country and gospel . She has been nominated for a Grammy Award twice.
Years before, during the Gamorian Riots, two other women, Iris and Molly, had been given the designation Lovely Angels. Molly was killed in action, and her partner Iris, who had lost her left arm trying to save Molly, became bitter about the lack of response from the 3WA and vanished, later becoming the notorious assassin known as "Lady Flair."
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15th-century manuscript depicting an angel sending the fleurs-de-lis to Clovis. From the Bedford Hours in the British Library, London. According to Pierre-Augustin Boissier de Sauvages, an 18th-century French naturalist and lexicographer: [6] Iris compared with fleur-de-lis ornament [7]