08-20-2009, 08:41 PM
And here is another plausible argument that it is Iris. The story of the Judgment of Paris is told in the Cypria, a poem from the Epic Cycle. It is lost, but the exerpt in Proclus' Chrestomathy makes it clear that the poet recognized two messengers for the gods, Hermes and Iris.
Off topic: Proclus wrote his Chrestomathy for a young Marcus Aurelius! Isn't it amazing to have a text that was written especially for the young prince?!
Off topic: Proclus wrote his Chrestomathy for a young Marcus Aurelius! Isn't it amazing to have a text that was written especially for the young prince?!