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Iris: Of her societyBe not afraid. I met her deityCutting the clouds towards Paphos, and her sonDove-drawn with her. Whom does Iris refer to as ‘her’? - English Literature

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Read the lines given below and answer the following question:

Iris: Of her society
Be not afraid. I met her deity
Cutting the clouds towards Paphos, and her son
Dove-drawn with her.

Whom does Iris refer to as ‘her’?

पर्याय

  • Venus

  • Juno

  • Ceres

  • Sycorax

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उत्तर

Venus

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