Iris

Goddess of the rainbow and messenger goddess.

Genealogy

Polyxo

Thaumas

Aello, Ocypete

Places
  1. Gargaros
  2. Ida
  3. Mount Olympus
  4. Nowhere
  5. Troy
Events
  1. Iris warns Priam and the Trojans about a Greek attack
  2. Iris disguises herself as Laodice
  3. Iris tells Helen about the impending fight between Paris and Menelaus
  4. Zeus sends Iris to deliver a warning to Hera and Athena
  5. Iris warns Hera and Athena not to interfere with Zeus’ plans or he will punish them
  6. Zeus asks Iris to deliver a message to Hector
  7. Iris tells Hector that Zeus will grant him victory if he remains out of the fight
  8. Hera discusses Zeus’ plan for the Trojan War with the Olympian gods
  9. Hera sends Iris and Apollo to Zeus
  10. Zeus instructs Iris to tell Poseidon to stop fighting
  11. Iris warns Poseidon to stop fighting or Zeus will punish him
  12. Iris cautions Poseidon to reconsider defying Zeus
  13. Poseidon warns Iris that if Zeus spares Troy, he, Hera, Athena, Hermes and Hephaestus will be very angry
  14. Iris visits Achilles in secret to urge him to recover the body of Patroclus
  15. Iris fetches Boreas and Zephyrus for Achilles
  16. Zeus sends Iris to tell Priam to retrieve Hector’s body
  17. Iris tells Priam to pay the ransom and get Hector’s body from Achilles
  18. Iris tells Priam that Hermes will take him into the Greek camp alone
  19. Iris promises Priam he need not fear Achilles
  20. Iris is born
Citations
  1. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 2.6
  2. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 2, Section 785
  3. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 2, Section 790
  4. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 2, Section 795
  5. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 2, Section 805
  6. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 3, Section 121
  7. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 3, Section 139
  8. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 352
  9. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 363
  10. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 8, Section 397
  11. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 8, Section 409
  12. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 11, Section 181
  13. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 11, Section 195
  14. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 11, Section 210
  15. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 15, Section 47
  16. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 15, Section 142
  17. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 15, Section 149
  18. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 15, Section 157
  19. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 15, Section 168
  20. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 15, Section 200
  21. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 15, Section 205
  22. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 18, Section 165
  23. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 18, Section 181
  24. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 18, Section 183
  25. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 18, Section 196
  26. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 18, Section 202
  27. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 23, Section 193
  28. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 24, Section 77
  29. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 24, Section 93
  30. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 24, Section 104
  31. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 24, Section 141
  32. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 24, Section 159
  33. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 24, Section 188
  34. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 24, Section 217
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