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Iris

Iris

Messenger of the gods. Iris was the daughter of Thaumas, the son of the sea god Pontus and the Oceanid Electra. Iris was the sister of the winged monsters known as the Harpies. She acted as the messenger for Hera, just like Hermes, her male counterpart who acted as the messenger of Zeus. She was often depicted as a young woman with wings, carrying a herald staff.

Iris
Red-figured painting on an
Amphora, c. 500 BC
Archaeological Collection,
Munich

Iris was a virgin goddess. Iris was also the goddess of the rainbow bridge, the bridge.

Iris appeared in the Argonauts and gave assurance to the heroes Zetes and Calais, that the Harpies would no longer steal the food from the blind seer Phineus.