Iphimedeia

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Rainbow goddess of Greek mythology who used rainbows as a bridge to carry messages from the gods to mankind. Iris is also a flower name. Flower. A variant of Beatrix meaning bringer of joy. In the Divine Comedy, Beatrice was Dante's guide through Paradise, perhaps inspired by Beatrice Portinari who was Dante's earliest love. A literary name from Shakespeare's The Tempest, where it belongs to a spirit, rainbow goddess of Greek mythology.