| Eirene / Irene | |
|---|---|
Goddess of peace | |
| Member of The Horae | |
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Eirene_Ploutos_Glyptothek_Munich_219_n4.jpg) Statue of Eirene with the infant Ploutos: Roman marble copy of bronze votive statue by Cephisodotus the Elder, now in the Glyptothek, Munich. | |
| Symbol | cornucopia, sceptre, torch, rhyton |
| Genealogy | |
| Parents | Zeus and Themis |
| Siblings | Eunomia, Dike, the Moirae, several paternal half-siblings |
| Equivalents | |
| Roman | Pax |
Eirene or Irene (/aɪˈriːniː/; ‹See Tfd›Greek: Εἰρήνη, Ëirene, [eːrɛ́ːnɛː], lit. "Peace"),[1] more commonly known in English as Peace, is one of the Horae, the personification and goddess of peace in Greek mythology and ancient religion. She was depicted in art as a beautiful young woman carrying a cornucopia, sceptre, and a torch or rhyton. She is usually said to be the daughter of Zeus and Themis and thus sister of Dike and Eunomia. Her Roman equivalent is the goddess Pax.
- ^ Beekes, R. S. P. (2009). Etymological Dictionary of Greek. Brill. p. 391.
No etymology; Pre-Greek origin is very probable, principally because of the ending