Ἶρις — Middle Liddell

Ἶρις Ἶρις, ιδος Iris, the messenger of the gods, Il. as Appellat. ἶρις, ἡ:— the rainbow, iris, in Hom., as in the Bible, a sign to men, τέρας μερόπων ἀνθρώπων Il. any bright-coloured circle as that round the eyes of a peacockʼs tail, Luc. the plant Iris, Theophr.

ShortDef

Iris, messenger to the gods

rainbow; iris of the eye

Iris, a river

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Headword:

Ἶρις

Headword (normalized):

ἶρις

Headword (normalized/stripped):

ιρις

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IDX:

15991

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n16005

Key:

*)=iris

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