The Story

Iris
Melvin Williams
August 3, 2017
1st Block
 Iris has wings, has her hair
Physical in a bun with a helmet,
Description flower crown or butterfly
crown on. She carries
around a wand staff like
object. In certain photos a
rainbow follows her in
others its around her
chest/head area.
Background Information
Iris was born on Mount Olympus. Goddess of the rainbow and messenger of the
gods. Her Symbols are the rainbow and the Heralds Staff/Wand. Iris is the daughter
of Thaumas & Electra and sister to the Harpies. Iris father Thaumas "the wondrous"
was a marine-god, and her mother Elektra "the amber" a cloud-nymph. Many
believed that because the rainbow ran from sea to the clouds that she replenished
the rain-clouds with water from the sea.
Iris

IRIS was the goddess of She was the handmaiden

the rainbow and the to Hera and served
messenger of the nectar to the Gods.
Olympian gods.

Iris is a messenger just like Known as the goddess of She was married to
hermes. the sea and the sky Zephyrus, the god of the
west wind, and had a
son, Pothos.
Personality

It is reported in several sites

that Iris was very loyal and
highly trusted among the gods.
Iris
Zeus gives Iris a message to be delivered to one of the Immortals Demeter. Iris delivered a
message that was ignored and the entire human population of the earth was suffered for it.
Hades, lord of the dead, abducted Persephone and took her to the Underworld. Zeus had
given him permission to kidnap her. Zeus nor Hades bothered to consult Persephone's
mother, Demeter. When she finally found out the details of the abduction, it was too late to
save her daughter. Persephone became queen of the dead this was seen as betrayal to
Demeter, who is goddess of the harvest. Demeter's grief of the betrayal she abandoned her
earthly duties and took the guise of an elderly woman so that she could indulge her sorrow.
The crops failed and the human inhabitants of the earth were facing genuine hardship. Zeus
sent Iris to Demeter with instructions to give up her bitterness and restore her blessings to
the orchards and fields ... Demeter wasted no words on Iris ... she refused to obey Zeus.
At Zeus's command, every god and goddess went to Demeter but it was her mother, Rheia,
who finally convinced her that her best chance of seeing Persephone again was to return to
Mount Olympos as Zeus wished.
Relationships

Handmaiden to the goddess Hera.

Messenger mainly for Hera & Zeus

but also for the other gods.

Sister to the harpies.

Daughter of Thaumas and Electra .

 Works cited
http://www.theoi.com/Pontios/Iris.html

https://prezi.com/ou2wytoomg7n/iris-goddess-of-the-rainbow/

https://www.greekmythology.com/Other_Gods/Iris/iris.html

http://www.uexpress.com/tell-me-a-story/2010/7/25/iris-and-sleep-a-greek-
tale