entity_id,source_id,evidence_type,source_note ENT_IRIS,SRC_HESIOD_THEOGONY,direct attestation,Theogony 265-266: Iris (the Rainbow) is a daughter of Thaumas and the Oceanid Electra; Hesiod gives her genealogy alongside the Harpies; Hesiod establishes Iris as a messenger goddess whose cosmic function is the rainbow that bridges heaven and earth; Homer names her frequently but without genealogy ENT_IRIS,SRC_HOMER_ILIAD_ODYSSEY,direct attestation,"Iris is the primary divine messenger in the Iliad; she delivers Zeus's commands to the Trojans (Iliad II.786-807), to Hector (Iliad XI.185-210), and to Poseidon (Iliad XV.143-217); she also warns Priam (Iliad XXIV.144-188); more active than Hermes as messenger in the Iliad" ENT_IRIS,SRC_THEOI_GODS,index attestation,Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity. ENT_IRIS,SRC_THEOI_HOME,index attestation,"Attested in Theoi Project index (Greek gods, spirits, heroes in classical literature)."