IRENE


Meaning of IRENE in English

[Greek] The Greek personified goddess of peace and wealth. Irene was portrayed as a young woman with a cornucopia, scepter, and torch or rhyton. She is one of the Horae. Famous is the marble statue of Cephisodotus (ca. 380 BCE), which shows Irene with Plutus on her arm.

Encyclopedia Mythica English dictionary.      Английский энциклопедический словарь греческой мифологии.