Eirene (Greek goddess)

Eirene (Greek goddess)

Eirene, or Irene ("Εἰρήνη" pronounced Ei-'ree-nee; Greek for "peace"; the Roman equivalent was Pax), one of the Horae, was the personification of peace, and was depicted in art as a beautiful young woman carrying a cornucopia, scepter and a torch or rhyton.

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