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'''Eirene''', or '''Irene''' ({{lang-grc|Εἰρήνη}}, pronounced {{IPA-all|eiˈrɛːnɛː}}; Greek for "peace"; the ] equivalent was ]), one of the ], was the personification of peace, and was depicted in art as a beautiful young woman carrying a ], ] and a torch or ]. She is said sometimes to be the daughter of Zeus.She is the eldest of the Hours, and they robe and dress aphrodite. they are said to be beautiful, and dance and sing all day. They are virgins, and protect the sacred works of men. '''Eirene''', or '''Irene''' ({{lang-grc|Εἰρήνη}}, pronounced {{IPA-all|eiˈrɛːnɛː}}; Greek for "peace". Zeus lay with the titan Themis, who was also his aunt and whose name means "the laws of nature" and fathered the Hours. Their name signifies maturity and ripeness, the appropriate moment in time. And it was they,who, as the seasons of the year, brought fruits of the earth. They were beautiful, and lived on Mount Olympus alongside Zeus. They danced, sang and robed Aphrodite. Their names were Eunomia, Dike and Irene, and according to Hesiod, they protected the works of men.
Thus, apart from being goddesses of verdent growth and fertility, as their names indicate they represent social and political order.

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Eirene with the infant Ploutos: Roman copy after Kephisodotos' votive statue, c. 370BCE, in the Agora, Athens

Eirene, or Irene (Template:Lang-grc, pronounced IPA: [eiˈrɛːnɛː]; Greek for "peace". Zeus lay with the titan Themis, who was also his aunt and whose name means "the laws of nature" and fathered the Hours. Their name signifies maturity and ripeness, the appropriate moment in time. And it was they,who, as the seasons of the year, brought fruits of the earth. They were beautiful, and lived on Mount Olympus alongside Zeus. They danced, sang and robed Aphrodite. Their names were Eunomia, Dike and Irene, and according to Hesiod, they protected the works of men. Thus, apart from being goddesses of verdent growth and fertility, as their names indicate they represent social and political order.

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