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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.
According to Hesiod, Thaumas's wife was Electra (one of the Oceanids, the many daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys), by whom he fathered Iris (the messenger of the gods), Arke (formerly the messenger of the Titans), and the Harpies. [2] The names of Thaumas's Harpy daughters vary. Hesiod and Apollodorus name them: Aello and Ocypete.
The original sculpture depicted the Greek goddess Iris as a woman, with sweeping wings, and legs spread wide. The pose recalls the uncompromising painting L'Origine du monde (1866) by Gustave Courbet (held in a private collection and still little unknown in 1890, but Rodin may have become acquainted with it through Edmond de Goncourt: Courbet's work gained wider exposure after being acquired ...
Iris, goddess of the rainbow and messenger of Hera, could travel to Hades and return; Persephone, often seen as a goddess of spring and new growth was believed to spend part of her time in the underworld, and part on earth [8] Mercury was a god of travellers, like his Greek equivalent Hermes.
The goddess Arke was born to Thaumas, a minor god; no mother of hers is mentioned anywhere. [1] [a] She and her sister Iris were both messenger deities; Iris is notably also the goddess of the rainbow, but unlike her Arke has not got any established connection to rainbows. Like Iris however Arke also sported wings which might be a nod to some ...
In Mesopotamian and Elamite mythology, the goddess Manzat was a personification of the rainbow. [1] In Greek mythology, the goddess Iris personifies the rainbow. In many stories, such as the Iliad, she carries messages from the gods to the human world, thus forming a link between heaven and earth. [2] Iris's messages often concerned war and ...
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Iphis prayed that the women could be married so the Egyptian goddess Isis metamorphosed Iphis into a man. IX: 668-797 [125] Iphis (Cyprian) Young man in Cyprus. When he was rejected by Anaxarete whom he loved, he committed suicide. XIV: 698-753 [126] Iris: Goddess of the rainbow and daughter of Thaumas. She was the messenger of Juno.