Chrysopteron
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Chrysopteron
- Translates as "golden-winged" from Latin and Greek (chrusos/golden, pteron/winged).
- Sometimes used as a title or reference for the Greek goddess Iris; i.e., "Iris Chrysopteron" or "golden-winged Iris" in Homer's Hymn to Demeter.
- Wikipedia (en): Iris (the messenger of the gods, sometimes referenced or titled "chrysopteron.")
- Wikipedia (de): Iris (babelfish english)
- Answers.com: Iris (golden winged)
- theoi.com: Iris (latin spelling, poetic title/epithet)
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