I control how much light enters your eye, but in a spring garden, I am a regal purple flower named after the Greek goddess of rainbows. What am I?
An iris
The 'iris' is the anatomical structure controlling pupil size in the eye, as well as a popular garden flower named for Iris, goddess of rainbows.
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