Myths featuring Iris

When the Argonauts arrived in Thrace, they found King Phineus tormented by the Harpies, monstrous bird-women who stole and defiled his food. Zetes and Calais, the winged sons of the North Wind, pursued the creatures across the seas to the Strophades Islands. There, the goddess Iris intervened, sparing the Harpies in exchange for a vow that they would never plague Phineus again.

King Phineus of Thrace was cursed with blindness and the constant torment of the Harpies, monstrous bird-women who stole and fouled his food. This divine punishment lasted until the arrival of the Argonauts, specifically the winged Boreads, who chased the creatures away to the Strophades. In gratitude, the blind seer provided Jason and his crew with the crucial knowledge needed to survive the...

The goddess Leto, persecuted by a jealous Hera, wanders the earth seeking a place to give birth to her twins. The floating island of Delos finally accepts her, leading to the birth of Artemis and Apollo under the shadow of Mount Cynthus.

Ceyx and Alcyone were a devoted royal couple whose love was so profound they compared themselves to the gods Zeus and Hera. Their hubris led to a tragic shipwreck where Ceyx perished, but the gods ultimately took pity on their grief, transforming the pair into kingfishers and granting them the 'Halcyon Days' of calm weather for their nesting.