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Īris , is or idis (acc. Irim, Verg. A. 4, 694: Irin, Ov. and App.), f., = Ἶρις,
I.the goddess of the rainbow, daughter of Thaumas and Electra, the sister of the Harpies, and the swift-footed messenger of the gods: “Irim de caelo misit Saturnia Juno,Verg. A. 5, 606; 4, 700; 9, 803; Ov. M. 1, 271; 11, 631; 14, 830 al.Voc. Irī, Ov. M. 11, 585.—
II. Transf.
A. The rainbow: Irin vulgo arcus esse aiunt, quando imago solis vel imago lunae umidam et cavam nubem densamque ad instar speculi colorat, etc., App. de Mundo, 16, p. 64, 10; cf. Sen. Q. N. 1, 3, 1 sqq.: “iris erat in circuitu sedis,Vulg. Apoc. 4, 3; Amm. 20, 11, 26. —
B. A sweet-smelling plant, perh. the sword-lily, Plin. 21, 7, 19, § 40; Col. 12, 27; 12, 53, 2; Pall. 1, 37, 2. —
C. (Iris stone.) A precious stone, prob. a very pure six-sided prismatic crystal, Plin. 37, 9, 52, § 136. —
D. A river that flows into the Euxine Sea, Plin. 6, 3, 3, § 8; Val. Fl. 4, 600.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (8):
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 11.585
    • Vergil, Aeneid, 4.694
    • Vergil, Aeneid, 5.606
    • New Testament, Revelation, 4.3
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 1.271
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 6.8
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 21.40
    • C. Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica, 4.600
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