iris ; the poetical name for arc-en-ciel = " rainbow

5. de Pausilippe au Vésuve, etc. Naples is situated on the northern shore of the Bay of Naples. The northwest shore of the bay, to the west of Naples, is divided into two smaller bays by the promontory and mount Posilipo (French : Pausilippe) ; the eastern bay with the city of Naples, and the western or Bay of Baiae. Vesuvius (French : le Vésuve) rises from the eastern shore of the Bay of Naples. The city of Naples is built at the foot and on the slopes of a range of volcanic hills, and rises from the shore like an amphithéâtre, the summit of which is occupied by the castle of Sant Elmo (French: Saint-Elme). On the hill below this castle is the church of the'monastery of San Martino (French: Saint- Martin) which has now become a muséum. — Castel dell' Ovo (French : Château de PŒuf), so-called from its shape (Italian, uovo = egg) is situated on a small island, southwest of the harbor, now joined to the shore by an arch supported cause- way 800 feet long. It was for several centuries a great stronghold. — Chiatamone, Santa Lucia are quays and public gardens. Pizzo Falcone, a hill rising back of Castel deir Ovo, on a peninsula extending into the Gulf of Naples.