In Greek mythology, Iris was the goddess of the rainbow. Like many other cultures, the Greeks believed that the rainbow could connect the gods in the heavens with their worshipers on earth.
Iris’s role as the goddess of the rainbow made her ideally suited for this position. In stories such as the Iliad and the Aenead, Iris plays a pivotal role as a divine messenger. In many stories it is the goddess of the rainbow, not the trickster thief, who delivers the messages of the gods. Iris was not one of the major gods of Mount Olympus, but she served the same important role as Zeus’s son. As Zeus’s personal herald, he flew around the world at top speed to deliver the words of the king of Mount Olympus.īefore Hermes, however, another deity filled this role. Hermes is known as the messenger of the gods.
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