Iris (mythology)
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In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Iris is a daughter of the gods Thaumas and Electra, and the personification of the rainbow. She functions as a messenger and servant to the Olympians, particul
Iris, Attic lekythos in Six's technique (superposed colours), circa 500–490 BC, found in Tanagra, now in Louvre.
Winged female figure holding a caduceus: Iris (messenger of the gods) or Nike (Victory)
Iris stands behind the seated Juno (right) in a Pompeii fresco
Iris Carrying the Water of the River Styx to Olympus for the Gods to Swear By, by Guy Head (c. 1793)
Caduceus
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The caduceus is the herald's staff carried by Hermes in Greek mythology and consequently by Hermes Trismegistus in Greco-Egyptian mythology. The same staff was borne by other heralds like Iris, the me
Iris (mythology)
…the island of Delos, and mentions of her worship are scant in surviving records. In ancient art, Iris was depicted as a winged young woman carrying a caduceus, the symbol of messengers, and a pitcher of water for the gods. The ancient Greek noun Ἶρις means both the rainbow and the halo of the Moon. An inscription…
Hermes Ingenui carrying a winged caduceus upright in his left hand. A Roman copy after a Greek original of the 5th century BCE (Museo Pio-Clementino, Rome)
Coin from Sardis (present-day Turkey) with caduceus (c. 140-144 CE)