Iris Sightings
- The Iliad by Homer 800BC - 700BC
Iris barely got a chance to sit down during the Trojan War. Check out Homer's epic account if you don't believe us.
- Theogony by Hesiod 800BC - 700BC
Hesiod gives you the low down on the birth of Iris and her sisters, the Harpies, in this ancient epic poem.
- Heracles by Euripides 421BC - 415BC
In this tragedy, the rainbow goddess is totally freaked out when Heracles goes crazy and kills his kids.
- The Birds by Aristophanes 414BC
Iris runs into some foul-mouthed fowl in this ancient comedy.
- The Argonautica by Apollonius Rhodius 300BC - 200BC
Iris saves her sisters, the Harpies, from the flying Boread brothers in this ancient poem, which tells the story of the quest for the Golden Fleece.
- The Argonautica by Valerius Flaccus 100BC - 1BC
The rainbow goddess shines again in this other version of the Quest for the Golden Fleece by the author often recognized for having the most ridiculous name ever.
- The Aeneid by Virgil 29BC - 19BC
In this epic Roman poem, the gods have Iris hard at work, delivering messages all through Aeneas's quest for Italy.
- The Metamorphoses by Ovid 2
Hera sends Iris to get the help of Hypnos, the drowsy god of sleep, in this epic collection of poems.
- The Tempest by William Shakespeare 1610 - 1611
Iris makes an appearance on stage in a play within a play in this Shakespeare masterpiece.
- The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan 2011
Iris helps Percy Jackson and starts her own organic food store in this (clearly awesome) novel for young adults.
