Iris

Proper noun

Greek

(Greek mythology) A messenger of the gods, and goddess of rainbows. / A female given name from Ancient Greek; a flower name used since the end of the 19th century.

Japanese Meaning

ギリシア神話に登場する、神々の使者であり虹の女神 / 古代ギリシア語に由来する女性の名前。19世紀末以降に花の名前としても用いられる

What is this buttons?

Iris descended from the clouds to deliver the gods' message, her rainbow trail brightening the sky.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

神々の使者であり虹の女神は雲から降りてきて、神々の便りを伝え、その虹の軌跡が空を明るく照らした。

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Sense（1）

(Greek mythology) A messenger of the gods, and goddess of rainbows.

What's the matter,

That this distemper'd messenger of wet,

The many-colour'd Iris, rounds thine eye?

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A female given name from Ancient Greek; a flower name used since the end of the 19th century.

Persia tells Iris she is named for something special: the iris of the eye. "I thought I was named for a flower," Iris says, disappointed. "An iris is a flower, of course," Persia says, smiling, "but it's this other, too. Our secret. 'The iris of the eye'." "The eye?" Persia snaps her fingers in Iris's eyes. The gesture is so rude and unexpected, Iris will remember it all her life. After this disclosure, Iris doesn't know whether she likes her name any more.

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(astronomy) 7 Iris, a main belt asteroid.

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