Iris

Summary

Iris is a Greek deity^[1]. She draws 762 Wikipedia views per month (greek_deity category, ranking #31 of 151).^[2]

Key Facts

• Iris's father was Thaumas^[3].
• Iris's mother was Electra^[4].
• Iris was married to Zephyrus^[5].
• A child of Iris was Eros^[6].
• A child of Iris was Pothos^[7].
• Iris's image is recorded as Iris Louvre L43 n2.jpg^[8].
• Iris's image is recorded as The iris 1904 illustration (cropped).jpg^[9].
• Iris is recorded as female^[10].
• Iris's instance of is recorded as Greek deity^[11].
• Iris's instance of is recorded as goddess^[12].
• Iris's instance of is recorded as rainbow deity^[13].
• Iris's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 52774853^[14].
• Iris's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 291632569^[15].
• Iris's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 27150083865414941491^[16].
• Iris's GND ID is recorded as 129680761^[17].
• Iris's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2017092258^[18].
• Iris's IdRef ID is recorded as 164252150^[19].
• Iris's Commons category is recorded as Iris (mythology)^[20].
• Iris's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0lsws^[21].
• Iris's given name is recorded as Iris^[22].
• Iris's worshipped by is recorded as Ancient Greek religion^[23].
• Iris's fictional or mythical analog of is recorded as rainbow^[24].
• Iris's Iconclass notation is recorded as 92D6^[25].
• Iris's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[26].
• Iris's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[27].

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Origins and Family

Iris's father was Thaumas^[3]. Her mother was Electra^[4].

Personal Life

Among Iris's spouses was Zephyrus^[5]. Children include Eros^[6], a Greek primordial deity^[28] and Pothos^[7], a Greek deity^[29].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Iris include iridium^[30], a chemical element^[31]; she^[32], a taxon^[33]; iridescence^[34], an optical phenomenon^[35]; 7 she^[36], an asteroid^[37]; and Irispenning^[38], an award^[39], in Netherlands^[40], founded in 2019^[41].

Why It Matters

Iris draws 762 Wikipedia views per month (greek_deity category, ranking #31 of 151).^[2] She has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] She is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

Entities named for her include iridium^[30], a chemical element^[31]; she^[32], a taxon^[33]; iridescence^[34], an optical phenomenon^[35]; 7 she^[36], an asteroid^[37]; and Irispenning^[38], an award^[39], in Netherlands^[40], founded in 2019^[41].

FAQs

Who were Iris's parents?

Iris's father was Thaumas^[3]. Iris's mother was Electra^[4].

Who was Iris married to?

Iris's spouses include Zephyrus^[5].