Iris
Iris is the Goddess of the Rainbow and had much the same job as Hermes.She
was a messenger of the gods who, instead of riding in a chariot, would
ride on
the rainbow to and from Olympus in her beautiful robe of many colors. She
was an attendant to Hera, but was also loyal to other immortals like Zeus
and
Aphrodite. She was also the diety who separated the soul from the body
after
death. Since the soul exits through the eyes, the colored part was named
Iris.
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