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Re:Delta Air Lines doesn’t want to call delta variant the ‘d... by OJFord on Friday August 27, 2021 @09:33AM (#28327588)
Also the river (/a stretch of/alternative name for the Thames, in the UK), and Lord Grantham's prematurely killed off dog in Downton Abbey.

I had thought they were both named for a Greek goddess, but it seems that's Iris.

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Re:Delta Air Lines doesn’t want to call delta variant the ‘d... by not_throw_away on Friday August 27, 2021 @10:24AM (#28328180)
You may be thinking of Isis the Egyptian Goddess (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isis)
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Re:Delta Air Lines doesn’t want to call delta variant the ‘d... by OJFord on Friday August 27, 2021 @11:33AM (#28329152)
Ah of course! Thank you.
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