Iris

Goddess

In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Iris (; EYE-riss; Ancient Greek: Ἶρις, romanized: Îris, lit. 'rainbow,' Ancient Greek: [îːris]) is a daughter of the gods Thaumas and Electra, and the personification of the rainbow. She functions as a messenger and servant to the Olympians, particularly Hera.

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Iris. Iris 01
Iris 01 · CarlosVdeHabsburgoImage source CC BY-SA 4.0

Mentions in the Iliad

A. T. Murray, Loeb Classical Library, Harvard University Press, 1924 · Homer, Iliad with an English Translation · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

“and full swiftly did they speed across the plain. And to the Trojans went, as a messenger from Zeus that beareth the aegis, wind-footed, swift Iris with a grievous message. These were holding assembly at Priam's gate, all gathered in one body, the young men alike and the elders.”
Il. 2.785–789
“let each one therefore give the word to those whose captain he is, and these let him lead forth, when he has marshalled the men of his own city. So spake she, and Hector in no wise failed to know the voice of the goddess, but forthwith brake up the gathering; and they rushed to arms. The gates one and all were opened wide, and forth the folk hasted,”
Il. 2.805–809
“and he failed not to hearken to goodly Agamemnon. But Iris went as a messenger to white-armed Helen, in the likeness of her husband's sister, the wife of Antenor's son, even her that lord Helicaon, Antenor's son, had to wife, Laodice, the comeliest of the daughters of Priam.”
Il. 3.120–124
“But if into battle thou wilt enter, verily methinks thou shalt shudder at the name thereof, if thou hearest it even from afar. So spake he, and she departed frantic, and was sore distressed; and wind-footed Iris took her and led her forth from out the throng, racked with pain, and her fair flesh was darkened.”
Il. 5.350–354
“whether to throw open the thick cloud or shut it to. There through the gate they drave their horses patient of the goad. But when father Zeus saw them from Ida he waxed wondrous wroth, and sent forth golden-winged Iris to bear a message: Up, go, swift Iris; turn them back and suffer them not to come face to face with me,”
Il. 8.395–399
“shall they heal them of the wounds wherewith the thunderbolt shall smite them; that she of the flashing eyes may know what it is to strive against her own father. But against Hera have I not so great indignation nor wrath, seeing she is ever wont to thwart me in whatsoe'er I have decreed. So spake he, and storm-footed Iris hasted to bear his message,”
Il. 8.405–409
“And he sent forth golden-winged Iris to bear his message: Up go, swift Iris, and declare this word unto Hector: So long as he shall see Agamemnon, shepherd of the host, raging amid the fore-most fighters, laying waste the ranks of men, so long let him hold back, and bid the rest of the host”
Il. 11.185–189
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Father · Sources

Описание прямо называет Тавманта отцом Ириды; сохранённая статья Smith (со ссылкой на Hes. Th. 266, 780) подтверждает отцовство. Тавмант отсутствовал в графе и публикуется как внешний персонаж.

Iris · Smith, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, 'Iris'; сохранённый снимок проекта

Master · Sources
Master · Sources
and beside her mounted Iris and took the reins in her hand. She touched the horses with the lash to start them, and nothing loath the pair sped onward. Straightway then they came to the abode of the gods, to steep Olympus and there wind-footed, swift Iris stayed the horses and loosed them from the car, and cast before them food ambrosial;
Il. 5.368
which he had gathered in his hands as he grovelled on the earth. And his daughters and his sons' wives were wailing throughout the house, bethinking them of the warriors many and valiant who were lying low, slain by the hands of the Argives. And the messenger of Zeus drew nigh to Priam, and spake to him;
Il. 24.169

Il. 5.368 · Il. 24.169

In art

Guy Head. Iris. National Galleries Scotland. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27975073

Peter Paul Rubens. Юнона и Аргус. Wallraf–Richartz Museum. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1713690

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. Venus, Injured by Diomedes, Returns to Olympus. Kunstmuseum Basel. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q94636963

CarlosVdeHabsburgo. Iris 01. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AIris_01.jpg

Photograph / reproduction: CarlosVdeHabsburgo

Photograph / reproduction date: 2018-03-21 18:41:21

Marie-Lan Nguyen. Medallion winged Victory FamGILL Louvre2024-16. собрание не указано. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AMedallion_winged_Victory_FamGILL_Louvre2024-16.jpg

Photograph / reproduction: Marie-Lan Nguyen

Photograph / reproduction date: 2024-08-01

Totorvdr59. LVS poste 0893. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ALVS_poste_0893.jpg

Photograph / reproduction: Totorvdr59

Photograph / reproduction date: 2017-07-08 10:35:45

George E. Koronaios. Statue of a winged female deity (Academy of Athens) on May 22, 2022. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AStatue_of_a_winged_female_deity_%28Academy_of_Athens%29_on_May_22%2C_2022.jpg

Photograph / reproduction: George E. Koronaios

Photograph / reproduction date: 2022-05-22 16:39:49

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Deiadameian. West Pediment of the Parthenon reconstruction, Acropolis Museum 02. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AWest_Pediment_of_the_Parthenon_reconstruction%2C_Acropolis_Museum_02.jpg

Photograph / reproduction: Deiadameian

Photograph / reproduction date: 2024-06-30 11:44:09

Head of Iris. Department of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities of the Louvre. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20054777

Berlin Painter. Louvre G 192. Department of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities of the Louvre. CC0. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9434001

Ribbon Painter. Hydria Ricci. Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43893457

Sources and verification

The character is matched to the catalogue.

Wikidata Q184570

Reference material remains distinct from the poem’s assertions. Characters who share a name retain separate pages.