Eirene (goddess)

Eirene ( or [ei̯ˈrɛːnɛː]; Ancient Greek: Εἰρήνη, romanized: Eirḗnē, 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. Pax was her Roman counterpart in Greek parts of the Roman Empire, and the two goddesses were identified during the imperial period. The given names Irene and Irenaeus, their forms in various languages, and the word 'irenic' all derive from Eirene.