The idea for Iliad was born out of ÆYDRA's own real-life storytelling of her Iliad and Odyssey. She echoes the famous Greek poet Homer's epic tales using her own unique voice, lyrics, videos, and images to portray what she describes as "triumph over adversity" and "going through the storm to find the rainbow". Iliad of Rainbows is a homage to the war we go through in our own mind and finding the courage to find and maintain peace.

She credits her fight as an artist to rise despite the odds to her warrior-like approach to purpose and dedication to the craft and vision. Alternatively, she notes her softness and delicacy as part of what continues to inform her songwriting and ongoing romance with finding home and nurturing her fans and community. 

"It's always a balance between being

powerful and vulnerable" 

-ÆYDRA