# Iris — The Birds character guide

> Iris in The Birds by Aristophanes.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0002-the-birds

## Who they are

Messenger goddess who is intercepted and threatened by the birds.

## Relationships

### [Pisthetaerus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_birds_se/characters/pisthetaerus)

_rivalry_

Iris, as Zeus's messenger, is intercepted and threatened by Pisthetaerus, who forbids her passage through his new kingdom.

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