Iris

Iris

In Greek mythology, Iris was the goddess of the rainbow and the female messenger of the Olympian gods. But she was represented mainly as Hera's personal messenger. She does not have anykind of myth of her own, and appears as a duty-running messenger and as a virgin goddess. Iris is married to Zephyrus, who is the god of the west wind. Iris also has two sons, Pothos and Eros, who areerotes. Erotes is a group of gods with wings and they are usually associated with love.

Her mother, Electra, is Goddess of the Sea Clouds that gather around islands near the summits of mountains.Electra was the name of these clouds as lightning was spotted in them. Also, from the name Electra and her duties we can get the word electricity and its meaning. Finally Iris’ father, Thaumas, was anold marine god who embodied the wonders of the sea. His name was derived from the Greek word thaumatos meaning “miracle” or “wonder”.
Iris was a really busy nymph, since she had many jobs to carryout. She has the power to travel with the speed of light from one end of the world to the other. She is the messenger that brings news to all mortals and meanwhile she has to take the form of afamiliar person. She can also water the clouds with her pitcher, which was an outstanding duty. Finally her last job was to deliver the sacred water of the River Styx to the gods.
Iris is portrayed mostlyas a rainbow or a goddess with golden wings on her shoulders. She carries a herald’s staff and a pitcher of water. She is a beautiful young woman that always wore a multi-hued gown. She is describedas faithful, loyal and a shape shifter.
I think that Iris is an incredible Greek goddess and I recommend to all young girls from all over the world to admire her and study the beautiful meaning shehas inside her. Besides from her, I learned from many Greek goddess and gods since they are all related in either way through all these myths we have learned. I hope that I learn as much as there is...