(Ἶρις; Îris, ‘Rainbow’)
[1] Messenger of the gods, personification of rainbow
The deified rainbow. In Hesiod's genealogy (Hes. Theog. 266) she is the daughter of Thaumas (cf. θαῦμα/thaûma, ‘marvel’) and Electra [1] (cf. the shining metal electrum) and sister of the Harpies, who flew as fast the wind. Her genealogy characterizes her: she herself is thought to be fast, and in Greek physics, the rainbow can produce winds. In m…