Ἶρις,ιδος,ἡ, acc.Ἶριν, voc.Ἶρι:—Iris, the messenger of the gods among themselves, Il. 8.398 (never in Od. ), Hes. Th. 780 , etc. (Perh. fr.Ϝῖρις, cf.
A.
ὠκέα Ἶρις
Il. 2.786
, al., Hes. l.c.; ὦκα δὲ Ἶρις
Il. 23.198
(Pap.); possibly also fr.Ἐϝῖρις:Εἶριςis the name of a ship, IG 22.1611c137
(iv B.C.), butἶριςis written in Michel 832 (Samos,iv B.C.): allegorized asπροφορικὸς λόγοςand derived fromεἴρωby Stoic. 2.43 .)
II. as Appellat.,ἶρις,ἡ, gen. ἴριδος
Thphr. CP 6.11.13
, alsoεως
Androm. ap. Gal. 14.43 , POxy. 1088.34
(i A.D.), Gp. 6.8.1 ; acc.ἶριν Michell.c., Plu. 2.664e , ἴριδα