Greek Mythology: Iris

In Homer’s epic poem the Iliad, gods and goddesses play an important role in influencing the lives of humans, and Athena is an important part of the war. The goddess Athena is written mostly as a mortal, where she signifies the personification of war. Both sides of the war know that with Athena, they will not lose. This is probably why she is the most significant minor character. Athena is the most significant minor character because she is brave, wise, and she is a warrior. Athena plays a significant role in the unfolding drama, because both the Greeks and the Trojans know that her favor, they cannot be defeated.

Throughout many different sources, Artemis/Diana is considered to be a strong goddess who presides over the “crucial aspects of life.”1 This involves, watching over women’s transitions and transformations, and the activities of men; war and hunting. This paper will discuss the methods and results of different sources which present this information to readers in different ways.

Athena and Artemis were both believed to be daughters of Zeus. They were believed to be incredibly powerful because of this and were often

Iris was the Goddess of the Rainbow and a messenger of the gods, in the Iliad, the only messenger.

influenced her views of the world since she looked up so much to her sisters. Minerva was

Athena, once again, is shown as having power over men and mortals, the citizens feel "sheltered under Athene`s wings" (3.1000-02) she brings justice and leads the tragic trilogy to a conclusion , just as she helps conclude Odysseus` nostos to Ithaca.

one of the three goddesses, was out in search of dew one day when she was kidnapped by the evil spirit

tragic events and as a symbol of unfortunate events. In one instance, Minerva makes a dangerous

He was also the shepherd god and protected flocks of sheep. He had twin sister Artemis, who was a huntress and goddess of forest creatures. Another was Aphrodite, goddess of love and protector of marriage. She had a magic girdle which made her irristable to gods and mortals alike. Persephone was the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, she was goddess of spring time.

Athena was fierce and brave in battle. She was Zeus’ favorite child. She was not born of a mother rather sprang full grown and clad in armour from Zeus’ forehead. She was the goddess of reason, arts, literature, and intelligent activity.

One day while Kallista was searching she came upon a beautifully tall women. The woman said her name was Athena. Kallista thought for sure this could not be the magnificent goddess Athena. But sure enough it was. Athena told Kallista, “I have come to show you what evils you have been saved from.” Athena guided Kallista to her childhood home. There she saw her poor mother old and skinny, Selene. She wept of her lost children who her husband had murdered. Kallista ran to her mother to console her. Selene told the story of how Remus murdered Kallista and Aether. Selene said “The day you went hunting with your father he had planned to kill you. So when you didn’t return I assumed you had died in the woods. Around a year later Rebus your father said he was going to take your father hunting. I told him if he didn't come back without your brother Aether that I would kill him. He never returned with Aether and as soon as he came home the next day I beat him with a rock. And ever since then I have barely gotten along.” Athena felt pity on Kallista’s mother, so she granted her a pass to the underworld to find her son. Kallista never could thank Athena enough for what she did for her

ris the Ancient Greek Goddess of the rainbow and also the messenger of the Olympian gods. Hera the queen of the Olympians and Goddess of the marriage and birth, Iris was Hera own personal messenger. Iris father "The Wondrous" was a marine god as for her mother Elektra "The Amber" she was a cloud nmph. That made Iris the goddess of sea and sky. The three main focus I will be talking about is rainbow, messenger, and lastly sea and sky.

Although Juno already knows about Aeneas’s fate and that it is determined for him to find Rome regardless of anyone’s involvement, she still continues with her childish actions and irrationally tries to stop his fate even though she knows she cannot change the end result. For example, she sends the goddess Iris to stir up discontent among the Trojan women, who are tired of traveling and would like to settle permanently in Drepanum because ‘’her old resentment still unsatisfied’’(Book V, line 801-802). By constantly delaying the Trojans’ journey, she hopes that they will not to be able to get to their destination. Virgil portrays Juno as an impulsive, fickle, and selfish character who acts irrationally and by her selfish desires. She acts contrary to her knowledge and takes her grudge against Troy upon Aeneas. By displaying her negative characteristics, Virgil tells the audience that women should not be involved in politics because they act emotionally and see their own desires as priorities. A leader who acts impulsively and does not care about the consequences of his or her actions can have a tremendously negative effect on the nation. Similarly, Goddess Venus, who is also the mother of Aeneas, behaves just like Juno. Although her actions are all intended to aid

Mythology is an entertaining medium of entertainment, for both the ancient Greeks and Romans, where there was no other form of entertainment, and the modern world, where the fantasies of old continue to captivate the minds of the young. Every major Greek god has been represented many times in modern media, but Artemis is one of the most dynamically presented characters in all of mythology. This is due to the conflicting nature of the stories previously presented, which has been a source of confusion for many. Nonetheless, people have continuously made stories out of the archer. Artemis, while in the classic stories was very wise and fair yet stern, is considered younger and more crass in more recent adaptations, such as The Titan’s Curse.

Iris Was the personification of the rainbow in Greek Mythology, as well as messenger of the gods. She was also known as the goddess of the sea and the sky. She was the daughter of Thaumas and Electra, sister to Arke, Aello, Celaeno and Ocypete. She was married to Zephyrus, the god of the west wind, and had a son, Pothos.It was said that she travelled on the rainbow while carrying divine messages to the mortals. She uses her ability to Shapeshift when she delivers messages, turning into the image of the sender. Zeus sent Iris to summon Demeter back to Olympos when she went into self-imposed exile following the abduction of Persephone. But the goddess refused to heed the call.