Eirene (Greek goddess of peace)

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Eirene is the Greek goddess who personifies peace, often depicted as a serene young woman holding the infant Plutus to symbolize the prosperity that peace brings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek goddess ⓘ
deity of peace ⓘ
personification ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Irene ⓘ
associatedWith good governance ⓘ
justice ⓘ
order ⓘ
prosperity ⓘ
wealth ⓘ
category Greek peace deity ⓘ
Personification in Greek mythology ⓘ
cultCenter Athens ⓘ
culture Ancient Greek religion ⓘ
depictedWith Plutus ⓘ
olive branch ⓘ
domain peace ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
hasFestival Eirene festival in Athens ⓘ
hasStatueBy Cephisodotus the Elder ⓘ
honoredAfter Peace of 375 BC ⓘ
honoredBy Athenian state ⓘ
linked to: Athenian Empire
iconography holding cornucopia ⓘ
holding infant Plutus ⓘ
holding scepter ⓘ
serene young woman ⓘ
languageOfName Ancient Greek ⓘ
memberOf Horae ⓘ
mentionedBy Aristophanes ⓘ
Pausanias ⓘ
Plutarch ⓘ
nameMeaning peace ⓘ
parent Themis ⓘ
Zeus ⓘ
role bringer of prosperity ⓘ
guarantor of peace ⓘ
romanEquivalent Pax ⓘ
sibling Dike ⓘ
Eunomia ⓘ
statueLocation Athenian Agora (ancient) ⓘ
symbol cornucopia ⓘ
olive branch ⓘ
torch ⓘ
symbolizes civic harmony ⓘ
economic prosperity ⓘ
peace ⓘ
timePeriodOfCult Classical Greece ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ
worshipPlace Athens ⓘ
worshipType state cult ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Irene → relatedDeity → Eirene (Greek goddess of peace) ⓘ
Peace → character → the personified goddess Peace ⓘ
linked to: Eirene (Greek goddess of peace)
Eirene → hasNameElement → eirēnē (peace) ⓘ
linked to: Eirene (Greek goddess of peace)
Children of Themis → relatedConcept → Eirene (peace) ⓘ
linked to: Eirene (Greek goddess of peace)
Trygaeus → workTitle → Peace (Eirene) ⓘ
linked to: Eirene (Greek goddess of peace)