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Eirene or Irene (/ aɪ ˈ r iː n iː /; Ancient 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 .
In Greek mythology, Eirene (/ aɪ ˈ r iː n i /; Ancient Greek: Εἰρήνη, romanized: Eirḗnē, lit. 'Peace', Ancient Greek pronunciation: [eːrɛ̌ːnɛː]) or Irene, was a daughter of Poseidon and Melanthea, daughter of Alpheus. She gave her name to Eirene, a small island near the Peloponnese. [1]
Irene Moillen, Swiss para-alpine skier; Irène Molitor (1927–2018), Swiss alpine skier; Irene Molloy (born 1978), American actress, singer and songwriter; Irene Molyneux (1923–2019), English lawn bowls player; Irene Monaco, Italian Paralympic competitor; Irène Monesi, French writer; Irene Montalà (born 1976), Spanish actress
Eirene may refer to: Eirene (artist), 1st-century Greek artist; Eirene (daughter of Poseidon), in Greek mythology; Eirene, a genus of hydrozoans in the family Eirenidae; Eirene (goddess), the Greek personification of peace; Eirene (moon), a moon of Jupiter; Eirene (Rome character) Eirene of Montferrat, Byzantine Empress consort
The Greek goddess Eirene, personification of peace, holds Plutos, the god of wealth, in her arms (Roman copy of a statue by Cephisodotus; Athens c. 370 BC. The idea of the Common Peace (Κοινὴ Εἰρήνη, Koinē Eirēnē) was one of the most influential concepts of 4th century BC Greek political thought, along with the idea of Panhellenism.
In 1193, her father and King Tancred of Sicily arranged Irene's marriage with Tancred's eldest son, Roger. [2] Her husband was declared co-king, but he died on 24 December 1193, shortly before his father's death on 20 February 1194. Sicily was claimed by Tancred's aunt Constance and her husband, Emperor Henry VI. Irene was captured 29 December ...
Irene of Athens (Greek: Εἰρήνη, Eirḗnē; 750/756 – 9 August 803), surname Sarantapechaena (Greek: Σαρανταπήχαινα, Sarantapḗchaina), [a] was Byzantine empress consort to Emperor Leo IV from 775 to 780, regent during the childhood of their son Constantine VI from 780 until 790, co-ruler from 792 until 797, and finally empress regnant and sole ruler of the Eastern Roman ...
Theodora Komnene (Greek: Θεοδώρα ἡ Κομνηνή, born circa 1134, died 2 January 1184), Latinized Theodora Comnena, was a daughter of the Byzantine prince Andronikos Komnenos and his wife, Eirene (?Aineiadissa).