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  2. Iris (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    During the Titanomachy, Iris was the messenger of the Olympian gods while her sister Arke betrayed the Olympians and became the messenger of the gods' enemy, the Titans. She is the goddess of the rainbow. She also serves nectar to the goddesses and gods to drink. Zephyrus, who is the god of the west wind, is often said to be her consort.

  3. List of Homeric characters - Wikipedia

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    Hermes, messenger of the gods, leads Priam into Achilles' camp in book 24. Iris, messenger of Zeus and Hera. Poseidon, god of the sea and earthquake, brother of Zeus. Curses Odysseus. Scamander, river god who fought on the side of the Trojans during the Trojan War; Thetis, a sea nymph or goddess. Mother of Achilles, wife of Peleus.

  4. List of Greek deities - Wikipedia

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    Ceto (Κῆτώ), goddess of the dangers of the ocean and of sea monsters; Eosphorus (Ἑωσφόρος) Eurybia (Εὐρυβία), daughter of Pontus and Gaia; Hecate (Ἑκάτη), goddess of magic, witchcraft, the night, the Moon, ghosts, and necromancy; Iris (Ίρις), goddess of the rainbow and divine messenger

  5. Rainbows in mythology - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. Category:Messenger goddesses - Wikipedia

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    Category: Messenger goddesses. ... Iris (mythology) N. Ninshubur This page was last edited on 17 April 2020, at 01:30 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...

  7. Liminal deity - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Warning: This story contains major spoilers for "Fourth Wing" and "Iron Flame," the first two books in Rebecca Yarros' "Empyrean" series. The following text has been faithfully transcribed from ...

  9. Zephyrus - Wikipedia

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    In Greek tradition, Zephyrus became the consort of Iris, the goddess of the rainbow and messenger of the gods. According to Nonnus , a late-antiquity poet, together they became the parents of Pothos , [ 13 ] the god of desire, and according to Alcaeus of Mytilene (a six-century BC poet from the island of Lesbos ), of Eros as well, though he is ...