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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, Messenger of the Gods (French: "Iris, messagère des Dieux") (sometimes known as Flying Figure, or Eternal Tunnel) is a bronze sculpture by Auguste Rodin.A plaster model, created between 1891 and 1894, was cast in bronze by Fonderie Rudier at various times from about 1895.
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 ...
Arke (Άρκη), messenger of the Titans and sister of Iris; Astraios (Ἀστραῖος), god of stars and planets, and the art of astrology; Astrape and Bronte, goddesses of lightning and thunder respectively; Aurai (Αὖραι), nymphs of the cooling breeze Aura (Αὖρα), goddess of the breeze and the fresh, cool air of early morning
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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.
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