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Ἶρις

Ἶρις, Iris, messenger to the gods

Ἶρις2, Iris, a river

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Ἶρίν Proper-name noun: feminine accusative singular of Ἶρις

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Ἶρις, ιδος, ἡ, acc. Ἶριν, voc. Ἶρι:—
  • Iris, the messenger of the gods among themselves, Il. 8.398 (never in Od.), Hes. Th. 780, etc. (Perh. fr. Ϝῖρις, cf. ὠκέα Ἶρις Il. 2.786, al., Hes. l.c.; ὦκα δὲ Ἶρις Il. 23.198 (Pap.); possibly also fr. Ἐϝῖρις: Εἶρις is the name of a ship, IG 2(2).1611c137 (iv B.C.), but ἶρις is written in Michel 832 (Samos, iv B.C.): allegorized as προφορικὸς λόγος and derived from εἴρω by Stoic. 2.43.)

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