Iris isMYTHOSWith the legendary Rainbow GoddessThaumas And the daughter of Electra,Halpier's sister,Arce His twin sister, the messenger of the gods.
In ancient times, people believed that the rainbow was the connection between heaven and earth, so Iris was considered as the intermediary between God and man. She was responsible for delivering people's prayers, happiness, sorrow, anger, and blessings to God;At the same time, she also passed on the will of God to people, and was considered as the messenger of God's voice.
[1]As the messenger of God's will, she and the messenger of godsHermesUnlike Hermes, who often changes God's orders without authorization according to his subjective preference, Iris does not show his subjective spirit every time he executes his orders.
Iris is hereHomerOf《Iliad》It is often mentioned as an emissary of God, but not in his《Odyssey》But Hermes filled the vacancy.She carries a walking stick like Hermes or a walking stick with wings.Obey the king of the godsZeusShe took one with herStyxShe used it to make all the people who made perjury for herself fall asleep.As the goddess of the sky and the sea, she is also depicted as the god of clouds providing water. She is the embodiment of the rainbow.
In the artistic modeling, Iris is a girl with two wings, holding a cup, often with the queenHeraAt the same time, it turned into a rainbow for Hera.
In modern western literary works, "Iris" is used to symbolize the rainbow as well as the female messenger.
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Iris is the rainbow goddess in Greek mythology and legend. She flies from east to west to deliver messages to the gods. Therefore, in the language of flowerspansyIt means "message".When she flies across the sky in a hurry, she will leave a color and form a rainbow.She also guided women's souls to their resting place, so iris became a common bouquet on women's graves to commemorate Iris.King of FranceLouis VII One night, he dreamed of the iris flower, which left an indelible impression on himCrusadersIn the holy war, he used iris as his badge.The charming iris got the good name of the flower of Louis, which was later calledIris(French royal armorial flower).The three leaves of iris represent bravery, wisdom and loyalty.
