Iris
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Iris is the Greek goddess of the rainbow, messenger of the gods. She is the daughter of Thaumas and Electra and sister to the Harpies. Iris is married to Zephyrus and their son is Pothos. Her primary role is as the faithful messenger of Zeus, carrying messages between gods and humans. She is able to put liars to sleep by using water from the River Styx. Iris is represented by the rainbow and uses it as the path for her messages between heaven and earth.
Iris
- 1. IRIS GREEK NAME: IRIS ROMAN NAME: ARCUS Who is Iris? Her father, Thaumas "the wondrous" was a marine-god, and her mother, Electra "the amber“, a cloud-nymph. She was born in the mists of the sky just when the sun came out. Her sisters are the fearful Harpies; Aello, Celaeno, and Ocypete. She also has a twin sister, Arke, who served as messenger for the Titans in the first war and was thrown into Tartarus with her masters by Zeus after ripping her wings off. She is married to Zephyros, who was the god of the west wind and their son are Pothos, who was the god of sexual longing, yearning and desire and Butch who was a Greek demigod. Her primary role in The Iliad seems to be that of the faithful messenger of Zeus. As the sun unites Earth and heaven, Iris links the gods to humanity. Whoever promises to tell the truth and lies, she uses it to put the liar to sleep. Some of her other duties included carrying a pitcher of water from the River Styx, which Zeus commanded her to pour on those who perjured themselves, causing them to fall into a deep sleep. Iris flies on the wind and moves like a blast of bright air. She is called 'The Rainbow, Iris' thus implying that her presence is a sign of hope or perhaps symbolizing a bridge between heaven to earth. Iris is generally considered to be a "minor" goddess in that, she is submissive to the Olympians Emblem(s) RAINBOW A rainbow reaches cloud to cloud. This could be symbolized, a cloud to a god, and the rainbow is Iris. She transfers messages from god to god. Iris used the rainbow as the path of her messages. She was a messenger and very good at it. She was faster than Hermes. She did not make promises, she delivered messages. Each color of the rainbow has a specific meaning, and together their meanings are magnified: Red-Vitality Orange-Creative Energy Yellow-Wisdom Green-Life, Balance, Nature
- 2. Blue-Spirituality Indigo-Infinity Violet-Spiritual Mastery Designation(s) Goddess of Rainbow Goddess of sea and the sky. Goddess of Clouds Goddess of Weather Goddess of Mist Handmaiden and personal messenger of Zeus & Hera. Weapon(s) CADUCEUS This wand indicates that she is a herald The origin of the shape is two intertwined snakes whose detail is lost in the wand of Iris. depicted as a medicinal or magical tool symbolized to indicate healing and immortality in literature and drawings from the era before Christ. OINOCHOE Wine jug from the classical period of Greek pottery. A graceful vessel with delicately curved handle and trefoil-shaped mouth, the oinochoe was revived during the Renaissance and again during the Neoclassical period of the 18th century. Iris uses this for making rainbows. Dominion Iris has no specific dominion.