macbcth:MYTHOLOGY MEME: {1/5} GODS/GODDESSESIris (Ἶρις Iris is the Greek goddess of the rainbow. She
macbcth:MYTHOLOGY MEME: {1/5} GODS/GODDESSESIris (Ἶρις Iris is the Greek goddess of the rainbow. She is the gods’ link to humanity as she is also their messenger. She can travel with the speed of the wind from one end of the world to the other. Her father, Thaumas, was a marine god and her mother, Elektra, was a cloud nymph. She is usually described as a virgin goddess. Iris’ name contains a double meaning, being both connected with iris, “the rainbow”, and eiris, “messenger”. -- source link