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👤 Iris

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Information
personification of the rainbow, messenger of the gods
Possibly the same as
👤 Biris
Wikidata
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q184570
LIMC headword
Iris I
Digital LIMC
https://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/1/080E/HlnqhXRqRCuj6VkPKUJ5zw7
Gender
Female
Experiences
Undergoes metamorphosis
Daughter of
👤 Thaumas (early god) son of Pontos and Ge👤 Electra (Oceanid) Oceanid
Herald of
👤 Hera Olympian goddess
Herald at
🌍 Mount Olympos (N. Greece) mountain in northern Greece, home of the Olympian Gods
Related entities
👤 Aello (Harpy)👤 Electra (Oceanid) Oceanid👥 the Harpies👤 Ocypete (Harpy) Harpy👤 Thaumas (early god) son of Pontos and Ge👤 Polites (Trojan) son of Priam🏛️ the Scaian Gates (Troy) on the Walls of Troy👤 Hector (Trojan) Trojan hero, son of Priam👤 Priam king of Troy👤 Laodice (Trojan) daughter of Priam🌍 the Citadel of Troy at Troy👤 Helen Helen of Troy👤 Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god👤 Styx (Oceanid) Oceanid, personification of river of the underworld🌍 Mount Olympos (N. Greece) mountain in northern Greece, home of the Olympian Gods🌍 River Styx (Underworld) river in the Underworld🌍 Mount Ida (Troad) mountain in the Troad🌍 the Plain of Troy at Troy👤 Aphrodite Olympian goddess👤 Ares Olympian god👤 Diomedes (Argive I) son of Tydeus, leader of the Argos contingent at Troy👤 Dione (Titan) Titan👤 Athena Olympian goddess👤 Hera Olympian goddess👤 Achilles greatest Greek hero at Troy, leader of the Myrmidon contingent👤 Patroclos (Myrmidon) son of Menoitios, Myrmidon fighter killed by Hector at Troy, close companion of Achilles🌍 the Beach of Troy at Troy🌍 River Oceanos (unlocatable) river encircling the world🌍 the Land of the Ethiopians region in Upper Egypt and south of Sub-Saharan Africa, often amorphous or treated as somewhat fictional👤 Boreas personification of the north wind👤 Zephyr personification of the west wind👤 Thetis Nereid, mother of Achilles🌍 Samothrace (island) island in the Aegean Sea🌍 Imbros (island) island in the Aegean👤 Demeter Olympian goddess🏛️ the Temple of Demeter at Eleusis👤 Amphitrite wife of Poseidon, Oceanid or Nereid according to different traditions👤 Eileithyia goddess(es) of childbirth, daughter(s) of Zeus and Hera👤 Rhea Titan👤 Themis Titan, personification of law👤 Leto mother of Artemis and Apollo🌍 Delos (island) sanctuary of Apollo on island in the Aegean👤 Apollo Olympian god🏛️ the Palm Tree (Delos) seen by Odysseus👤 Alexander (Trojan) Trojan hero, abducts Helen🌍 Crete (island) island in the Aegean👤 Menelaos son of Atreus, husband of Helen👤 Poseidon Olympian god👤 Hermes Olympian god🌍 Mount Mimas (Ionia) mountain on promontory in Ionia👤 the Nemean Lion invulnerable lion👤 Selene personification of the moon🌍 Mount Apesantos (Argolid) mountain in the Argolid👤 Apesantos (Argive I) character in Ps-Plutarch's On Rivers👤 Aiolos (lord of winds) king of the island of Aiolia, controls the winds⏳ the Flood of Deucalion sent by Zeus to punish humans👤 Artemis Olympian goddess👤 Calliope Muse👥 the Charites personifications of grace, sometimes singular ('Charis')👤 Cheiron (centaur) centaur👤 Cleio (Muse) Muse👤 Dionysos (Olympian) Olympian god👤 Doris (Oceanid) Oceanid, mother of the Nereids👤 Erato (Muse) Muse👤 Euterpe Muse👤 Hestia Olympian goddess👤 Oceanos (Titan) Titan, personification of Ocean👤 Tethys Titan👤 Hephaistos Olympian god👤 Ourania (Muse) Muse👤 Peleus son of Aiacos, father of Achilles👥 the Horai personifications of natural order👥 the Muses personifications of poetry and music👤 Polymnia Muse👤 Maia daughter of Atlas, mother of Hermes👤 Melpomene Muse👥 the Moirai the Fates👤 Nereus son of Pontos and Ge, father of the Nereids👤 Terpsichore Muse👤 Thaleia (Muse) Muse👤 Chariclo (w. of Cheiron) a Naiad⏳ the Wedding of Peleus and Thetis held in Thessaly, with the gods in attendance👤 Ixion (Lapith) suffers eternal punishment for trying to rape Hera🏺 the Wheel of Ixion on which Ixion is punished; sometimes located in the Underworld👤 Alcyone (Thessalian) daughter of Aiolos👤 Ceyx (Thessalian) son of Heosphoros, king of Trachis👤 Hypnos personification of sleep🏛️ the Cave of Hypnos unlocatable residence near the Land of the Cimmerians in Ovid's description🌍 Trachis (Thessaly) city in Thessaly👤 Morpheus son of Hypnos👤 Aineias son of Aphrodite and Anchises, leader of the Dardanian contingent at Troy🌍 Sicily (island) island near Italy👤 Ascanios (s. of Aineias) son of Aineias👥 the Companions of Aineias who flee with Aineias from Troy🏺 the Ships of Aineias used to sail from Troy to Italy🌍 the Quirinal Hill (Rome) part of the city of Rome👤 Hersilia wife of Romulus🏛️ the Temple of Quirinus on the Quirinal Hill (Rome)👤 Hora goddess, divine identity of Hersilia
Mentioned by
📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.2.6📖 Homer, Iliad 2.786-2.794📖 Homer, Iliad 2.795-2.806📖 Homer, Iliad 3.121-3.138📖 Hesiod, Theogony 265-269📖 Hesiod, Theogony 775-793📖 Homer, Iliad 11.181-11.209📖 Homer, Iliad 5.352-5.374📖 Homer, Iliad 8.397-8.424📖 Homer, Iliad 18.165-18.180📖 Homer, Iliad 23.193-23.211📖 Homer, Iliad 23.193-23.216📖 Homer, Iliad 24.141-24.188📖 Homer, Iliad 24.77-24.96📖 Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter 301-324📖 Homeric Hymn 3 to Apollo 91-126📖 Proclos, Chrestomathy Cypria📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Sea-Gods 9.1-9.2 MacLeod📖 Lucian, On Sacrifices 8📖 Callimachus, Hymn to Delos 55-74📖 Callimachus, Hymn to Delos 215-248📖 Ps-Plutarch, On Rivers 18📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 1.244-1.273📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 4.416-4.542📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 11.544-11.607📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 11.650-11.709📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 14.75-14.106📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 14.829-14.851📖 Achaios FragTrag rep. 4 = fr. 20 Snell-Kannicht📖 Pliny, Natural History 35.145
Mentioned in text
Apollodoros, LibraryHomer, IliadHesiod, Theogony Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter Homeric Hymn 3 to ApolloProclos, ChrestomathyLucian, Dialogues of the Sea-GodsLucian, On SacrificesCallimachus, Hymn to DelosPs-Plutarch, On RiversOvid, MetamorphosesAchaiosPliny, Natural History
Reported to be mentioned in text
Cypria
Mentioned in citation of
📖 Cypria Argumentum 4 West
Depictions
🎨 Attic Black-Figure Krater by Cleitias (Florence 4209; Beazley 300000; LIMC Antenor I 2)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa dei Vettii VI 15, 1, Pompeii (PALP r6-i15-p1-space-p)
Reported depictions
🎨 Unfinished Painting of Iris by Aristides (Not Extant)
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