#goddess of rainbows

[allmythologies]

greek mythology: iris

 iris is the goddess of the rainbow and the messenger of the olympian gods. she is often described as the handmaiden and personal messenger of hera. for the coastal-dwelling greeks, the rainbow's arc was most often seen spanning the distance beteween cloud and sea, and so the goddess was believed to replenish the rain-clouds with water from the sea.

[my--moon]

When you send me an ask, start with "Oh Iris, goddess of the Rainbow, please accept my offering."

[upthewitchypunx]

May is Iris season in my garden and it does a showy explosion of colors. Without fail I will see a rainbow in May. I guess it makes sense as Iris is the goddess of rainbows.

[lillesbloom]

-Lille B.

[littlesilentrebel]

introducing the first wampt god/dess!

the goddess of light, rainbows, hallucinations and creativity.

she does not have a name yet but i swear im working on it so dw

[astrobei]

in my heart of hearts mike wheeler is absolutely an athena kid but i also have to offer up a concept that i think has extreme comedic and dramatic potential aka: repressed gay teenager mike showing up at camp half blood unsure of who his godly parent is and feeling insecure about not having powers and one day when he’s making not-so-secret heart eyes at his best friend and son of apollo will byers is when a bunch of glowing floating hearts show up above his head. and that’s how mike gets claimed by none other than aphrodite, the goddess of love and sexuality, and is in full denial about it for three days because he thinks it’s some kind of sick and twisted JOKE

(on aphrodite’s end, she’s upset mike is throwing away the gift of true love and keeps trying to trick him out of repression by making more and more improbable and hilarious gifts appear when he and will are hanging out. mike hands will a book and it turns into a box of chocolates and he has to fling it away like a frisbee before will sees it. they’re having lunch and romantic music starts playing. she gives mike the same blessing she used to claim piper and will can’t even look in his direction for a full day because he starts blushing so hard. fifty bouquets of flowers show up at the apollo cabin’s doorstep with a note that says love, mike and by the end of it, mike isn’t even repressed and unsure about his sexuality anymore — he’s just trying to not throw himself into the bonfire out of sheer embarrassment)

[justdavina]

Lidia Sonetto: Wonderful Transgender Woman wearing a magnificent lime green mini dress!

[bailey6too6bailey]

"Taste the 🌈"

Bailey Jay

[6cunning6linguist6]

❤️‍🔥Dailey...Bailey❤️‍🔥

Bailey Jay

[mpliego]

🌈 Iris 🌈

prints available on my society6

[dark-romantics]

So I recently found out that the rainbows formed during nighttime are called “Moonbows”

A moonbow is a rainbow caused by moonlight. It's a bit fainter than an actual rainbow. Moonbows are rare because moonlight is not very bright. A bright full moon is needed & it must be raining opposite the moon. The sky must be dark and the moon must be less than 42° high.

[almoststedytimetravel]

Me: I am normal about the internal political structure of nations on fire emblem Awakening.

Also me: Okay, so from the village dialogue in chapter 8, we know that despite Grima being the main deity of worship, average plegians don't seem to like the Grimleal. Implying that the Grimleal are either weirdo fundies that no one really likes but they have an out sized influence on the government or Plegia is polytheistic and they worship gods related to their occupation and Grima is the god you worship if you're a dark mage or you want their blessing in war (god of destruction and all). Awakening characters do say Gods (plural) when they sware, meaning that multiple gods are consistent with Archneaian theology. Chrom’s father is stated to have labeled the Plegian people heathens likely because the Grimleal gained influence in whatever hierarchy rules Plegia. We know it's likely semi democratic because Gangrel supposedly worked his way up from being a street urchin to the position of king. Because it's stated to be a theocracy, it's likely similar to how catholics elected the pope via the collage of cardinals.

[the-evil-clergyman]

Iris by William Savage Cooper (1893)

[evermore-grimoire]

The Evermore Grimoire: Greek Mythology

Iris (Ἶρις) was the goddess of the rainbow and messenger to the Olympian gods in Greek mythology. She had wings on her shoulders and usually carried a pitcher in one hand. Some stories believed Iris used her pitcher to scoop up water from the ocean and carry it into the clouds as well collect water from the River Styx in the Underworld. Many Greeks viewed her as an important link between mortals and the realm of the gods. Her name combines the Greek words for ‘messenger’ and ‘the rainbow’ to signify her dual role. Other words named after include ‘Iridescent’ (meaning to show luminous colours that change from different angles), the element ‘Iridium’ and an asteroid in the belt between Mars and Jupiter.

artwork by Yliade

[nikkas-cottage]

Offering candles to Iris- Greek goddess of the rainbow and the messenger of the gods. She is depicted as a winged maiden who travels swiftly across the sky, delivering messages between the gods and mortals. Iris is often associated with communication, and meditation. She is also considered a personification of the rainbow, which was seen as a bridge between the mortal world and the divine realm.

[artbyanca]

So I came across this little vase painting of Iris with baby Hermes and I just had to do it in my style. I don't know the context of the original artwork, I haven't been able to find anything about Hermes being raised by Iris or a version where Iris was his mother instead of Maia, so let's just call it veteran herald showing the new baby the ropes.