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an angel holding a cup with a rainbow in the sky above it and drinking water

This is another Tarot card from The Mythic Tarot by Liz Greene and Juliet SharmanBurke It is the card Temperance and shows the Greek goddess Iris goddess of the rainbow The cards were printed the same size as the originals which is 110mm x 65mm

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a painting of a woman holding a cup with a rainbow in the sky behind her

Description Iris is the Greek goddess (or personification) of the rainbow which connects the world of the gods with humanity. She is, with Hermes, the messenger of the Olympian gods. She is often described as the handmaiden and personal messenger of Hera. As messenger to the gods, she travels at the speed of the wind from one side of the world to the other, down to the ocean’s depths and to the underworld. Iris is portrayed in different ways: sometimes as a rainbow, but also as a young…

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a painting of an angel standing on steps with rainbows in the sky behind her

In Greek mythology, Iris is the personification and goddess of the rainbow and messenger of the gods. She is the daughter of the sea god Thaumas and the Oceanid Electra and the sister of the Harpies: Aello and Ocypete. During the Titanomachy, Iris was the messenger of the Olympian gods while her twin sister Arke betrayed the Olympians and became the messenger of the Titans. . She also serves nectar to the goddesses and gods to drink. Zephyrus, who is the god of the west wind is her consort.

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