#iris devotee

Guess who is very excited for Paralives and cannot live a day without thinking of their soon-to-be gameplay. I wanted to try my hand at the edited/whimsical Sims 4 screenshots.

First digital drawing of Lady Iris <3

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Iris, Goddess of Rainbows, Messenger of the Gods (Goddesses), Herald of Hera.

Personification of the rainbow, messenger of the Gods, handmaiden of Hera, Goddess of sea and sky.

(Iris attending to Hera)

Family:

Wife of Zephyrus (God of the west wind)

Daughter of Thaumas (God of the wonders of the sea) and Elektra (Okeanid nymph)

Siblings: Arke (messenger of the Titans) and the Harpies

Offspring: Pothos by Zephyrus (God of yearning, sexual longing, and desire)

Symbol(s):

Herald’s wand

Oinochoe jug

(Both depicted in image below)

Epithets:

Khrysopteron: Golden-Winged

Aellôpos: Storm-Footed

Thaumantias: Thaumas’ Daughter, Wondrous One

Traditional Offerings:

Figs, cakes, wheat, and honey

Popular Myths:

She is the only messenger God in the Iliad. Hermes shows up in the Odyssey

When Demeter goes into voluntary exile when Persephone goes into the underworld Zeus sends Iris to bring her back

In the battle between the Titans and the Olympians she was the messenger of the Gods whereas her sister, Arke, was the messenger for the Titans

My UPGs (unverified personal gnosis):

She likes Iris’ (especially the blue/purple ones), dragonflies

Protector of LGBT people

To me She can be as fierce as a terrifying storm or as gentle as the sea

She’s amazingly affable, every time I’ve given Her an offering She always responds right away

Sources:

Theoi.com

https://www.google.com/amp/s/journeyingtothegoddess.wordpress.com/2012/12/30/goddess-iris/amp/

http://www.rwaag.org/iris

Early Greek Myth by Timothy Gantz (book)

Classical Mythology by Mark Morford and Robert Lenardon (book)