ancient Greek religion and mythology, Iris (/ˈaɪrɪs/; EYE-riss; Greek: Ἶρις, translit. Îris, lit. "rainbow," Ancient Greek: [îːris]) is a daughter of the...
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ambiguous color term Iris (mythology), a Greek goddess Iris (plant), a genus of flowering plants Iris or IRIS may also refer to: Iris (American Horror Story)...
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USS Triton (YT-10); USS Amphitrite (BM-2); USS Iris (1847), (1863), (1869), and (1885). Greek mythology has provided names for a number of ships in the...
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artistic depictions. Anzû from Mesopotamian mythology, either a lesser divinity or a monster. Arke, Iris' sister who had wings said to be iridescent....
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Iris (from Greek Ἶρις Ancient Greek: [îːris], the messenger of the gods among themselves and the personification of ἶρις, the "rainbow") is a feminine...
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Arke (redirect from Arke (mythology))
and was identified with Prometheus. Mythology portal Ancient Greece portal Hermes Caduceus Atlas The mother of Iris is the Oceanid nymph Electra, but she...
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Morpheus (redirect from Morpheus (mythology))
transformed into birds. In Ovid's account, Juno, (via the messenger goddess Iris) sends Morpheus to appear to Alcyone in a dream, as her husband Ceyx, to...
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be discovered overall. It was named after the rainbow goddess Iris in Greek mythology, who was a messenger to the gods, especially Hera. Her quality...
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Mesopotamian and Elamite mythology, the goddess Manzat was a personification of the rainbow. In Greek mythology, the goddess Iris personifies the rainbow...
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HMS Iris was a 26-gun sixth-rate frigate launched on 14 July 1840 from Devonport Dockyard. She spent some time with the West Africa Squadron suppressing...
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