Rainbows in culture Rainbows in culture The rainbow, a natural phenomenon noted for its design and its place in the sky, has been a favorite component of art and religion throughout history. The rainbow has a place in legend owing to its beauty and the historical difficulty in explaining the phenomenon. In Greco-Roman mythology, the rainbow was considered to be a path made by a messenger (Iris) between Earth and Heaven. In Chinese mythology, the rainbow was a slit in the sky sealed by goddess Nüwa using stones of five different colours. The Irish leprechaun's secret hiding place for his pot of gold
The Pot Maker of three is used heavily in bible verses, songs, stories, speeches and quotes. Because of the small number it makes people remember the information for a longer period of time and helps the message stick. The Rule of Three is used affectively in the Pot Maker, Elias representing the gold pot, his Mother and Father the Silver pots and Lucinda being the Brass pot. Bonner also uses the Rule of Three at the end of the story with the crashing of trees and the loss of three of the stories characters. This is a play that is meant to be