Whom they call Iris is also a raincloud that we see as purple, scarlet and green. - Xenophanes

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Whom they call Iris is also a raincloud
that we see as purple, scarlet and green.

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About Xenophanes

Xenophanes of Colophon (Greek Ξενοφάνης ὁ Κολοφώνιος, Xenophánes; 570 – 480 BC) was a Greek philosopher, poet, and social and religious critic. Our knowledge of his views comes from his surviving poetry, all of which are fragments passed down as quotations by later Greek writers.

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Native Name: Ξενοφάνης ὁ Κολοφώνιος
Alternative Names: Xenophanes of Colophon
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