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In Greek mythology, the goddess Iris personifies the rainbow. In many stories, such as the Iliad, she carries messages from the gods to the human world, thus forming a link between heaven and earth. [2] Iris's messages often concerned war and retribution. [3] In some myths, the rainbow merely represents the path made by Iris as she flies. [4]
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Iris (/ ˈ aɪ r ɪ s /; EYE-riss; Ancient Greek: Ἶρις, romanized: Îris, lit. 'rainbow,' [2] [3] Ancient Greek:) is a daughter of the gods Thaumas and Electra, [4] the personification of the rainbow and messenger of the gods, a servant to the Olympians and especially Queen Hera.
Rainbow serpent deities (6 P) Pages in category "Rainbow deities" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Manzat's name is an ordinary Akkadian noun and means "rainbow", though the word's precise etymology is uncertain. [1] A Sumerian form of this goddess' name, Tir-anna ("bow of heaven") is also known, but it was most likely an artificial construct as the sign TIR generally stands for the Sumerian word qištu, "forest", which only acquired the additional meaning "bow" due to similarity to the ...
Rainbow Brite uses the rainbow to travel between Rainbowland and Earth. Her horse Starlite has a rainbow mane and tail. The 1988 film The Serpent and the Rainbow; In the 1996 film Rainbow, damage to a rainbow threatens the world at large. In the 2009 film A Shine of Rainbows, the young protagonist is promised to be taken into a rainbow.
Manzat ("Rainbow") was the Akkadian goddess of the rainbow. [440] She was worshiped in Der, [ 439 ] and was sometimes viewed as the wife of the city's tutelary god, Ishtaran . [ 178 ] Her titles, such as "Lady of regulations of heaven" and "Companion of heaven" highlighted her astral character, [ 440 ] though she was also associated with ...
Chuychu (Rainbow; a.k.a. K'uychi) is the beautiful rainbow that was below both great gods (Punchaw and Ch'aska) and that was later elevated to the god of the nobles because it represented the beauty that was reserved for the nobles. Coniraya was the moon deity who fashioned his sperm into a fruit, which Cavillaca then ate.
Anitun Tabu (Tagalog mythology): goddess of wind and rain and daughter of Idianale and Dumangan [9] Bulan-hari (Tagalog mythology): one of the deities sent by Bathala to aid the people of Pinak; can command rain to fall; married to Bitu-in [10] Santonilyo (Bisaya mythology): a deity who brings rain when its image is immersed at sea [11]