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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.
In Mesopotamian and Elamite mythology, the goddess Manzat was a personification of the rainbow. [1]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]
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 ...
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 ...
Oxomoco, goddess of astrology and calendars associated with nighttime. Cihuātēteōh , the spirits of women who died in childbirth. Cihuateteo were likened to the spirits of male warriors who died in violent conflict, because childbirth was conceptually equivalent to the battles of Aztec culture.
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.
Jennifer Lopez is shining bright!. On Thursday, Dec. 5, the actress and singer, 55, was honored with the Maverick Award at the 2024 IndieWire Awards at Citizen News in Los Angeles.
Bunzi, goddess of rain, rainbow and waters. Chicamassichinuinji, king of oceans. Funza, goddess of waters, twin phenomenon and malformations in children. Wife of Mbumba. Jengu, Sawabantu water spirits; Kalunga, Bantu Supreme Creator; Kimbazi, goddess of sea storms. Kuitikuiti, serpent god of Congo river. Lusunzi, god of spring and waters.