The rainbow/messenger goddess
Iris (sister of the Harpies) is sometimes also referred to as Podarge.
Podarces was
Priam's birth name. He changed it after buying his life from
Heracles with a golden veil embroidered by his sister,
Hesione. Priam was interpreted as "ransomed" (as if from πρίασθαι "to have bought") by
folk etymology.
This article includes a list of Greek mythological figures with the same or similar names. If an
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The rainbow/messenger goddess
Iris (sister of the Harpies) is sometimes also referred to as Podarge.
Podarces was
Priam's birth name. He changed it after buying his life from
Heracles with a golden veil embroidered by his sister,
Hesione. Priam was interpreted as "ransomed" (as if from πρίασθαι "to have bought") by
folk etymology.
This article includes a list of Greek mythological figures with the same or similar names. If an
internal link for a specific Greek mythology article referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended Greek mythology article, if one exists.