The Rainbow Goddess: The Meaning of the Iris. Like a great many flowers â see the lily for example â the mythology behind the Iris dates back to the ancient Greek civilisation, when flowers were often granted symbolic status as the emblems, or even the personifications, of gods or goddesses.
Iron Ring. For other uses, see Iron Ring (disambiguation). The Iron Ring is a ring worn by many Canadian-trained engineers, as a symbol and reminder of the obligations and ethics associated with their profession.
Iron Curtain definition The former division between the communist nations of eastern Europe â the Eastern Bloc â and the noncommunist nations of western Europe. The term refers to the isolation that the Soviet Union imposed on its satellites in the Eastern Bloc and to the repressive measures of many Eastern Bloc governments.