Deity Greek and Roman
Iris
Ἶρις , Īris grc
The personification of the rainbow in ancient Greek religion and mythology
Overview
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As the myths and records give it. Versions differ from source to source.
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The family as a list · 5
Kinship in an account 5
- child of (child) Electra one of the Oceanids; daughter of Oceanus and Tethys
- child of (child) Thaumas sea god of Greek mythology
- parent of (mother) Eros Greek god of love and sex
- parent of (mother) Pothos Greek divinity, desire/yearning personified
- partner of (spouse) Zephyrus Greek god of the wind from the west, spring, fertility, procreation, luck, rebirth, vegetation, flowers, bees and honey
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