Eirene (goddess)

Eirene or Irene (/aɪˈriːniː/; Greek: Εἰρήνη, Ëirene, [eːrɛ́ːnɛː], lit. "Peace"), 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.

This article is about the Greek goddess. For the Roman goddess, see Pax (goddess). For other uses, see Irene (disambiguation).
Eirene / Irene
Goddess of peace
Member of The Horae
Statue of Eirene with the infant Ploutos: Roman marble copy of bronze votive statue by Cephisodotus the Elder, now in the Glyptothek, Munich.
Symbolcornucopia, sceptre, torch, rhyton
Personal information
ParentsZeus and Themis
SiblingsEunomia, Dike, the Moirae, several paternal half-siblings
Equivalents
Roman equivalentPax
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