IRENE (Eirene) - Greek Goddess Hora of Peace (Roman Pax) Peace (eirênê) Irene and Plutus, Greco-Roman statue, Staatliche Antikensammlungen EIRENE (Irene) was the goddess of peace and the season of spring. She was one of the three Horai (Horae), deities of the seasons and keepers of the gates of heaven. Her sisters were Eunomia (Good Order) and Dike (Justice). Eirene's name is the Greek word for peace (eirênê) but it is also closely connected with the word for spring (eiar, eiarinos). In ancient Greece late spring was the traditional campaign season, the time when peace was most at risk. Eirene was probably identified with the Hora Thallo (Green Shoots), whose name Hesiod uses as an epithet for Eirene in the Theogony. Her opposite number was Polemos (War). In classical art the goddess usually appears in the company of her two sister Horai bearing the fruits of the seasons.

Statues of the goddess often depict her as a maiden holding the infant Ploutos (Plutus) (Wealth) in her arms. In this guise she was identified with the Demeter and Tykhe (Tyche) , the goddesses of agricultural bounty. FAMILY OF IRENE [1.1] ZEUS & THEMIS (Hesiod Theogony 901, Apollodorus 1.13, Orphic Hymn 43, Hyginus Fab. 183) [1.2] THEMIS (Pindar Olympian Ode 13) ENCYCLOPEDIA EIRE′NE (Eirênê). The goddess of peace. After the victory of Timotheus over the Lacedaemonians, altars were erected to her at Athens at the public expense. (Corn. Nep. Timoth. 2; Plut. Cim. 13.) Her statue at Athens stood by the side of that of Amphiaraus, carrying in its arms Plutus, the god of wealth (Paus. i. 8.

§ 3), and another stood near that of Hestia in the Prytaneion. (i. 18, § 3.) . At Rome too, where peace (Pax) was worshipped, she had a magnificent temple, which was built by the emperor Vespasian. (Suet. Vespas. 9 ; Paus. vi. 9. § 1.) The figure of Eirene or Pax occurs only on coins, and she is there represented as a youthful female, holding in her left arm a cornucopia and in her right hand an olive branch or the staff of Hermes. Sometimes also she appears in the act of burning a pile of arms, or carrying corn-ears in her hand or upon her head. Source: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. CLASSICAL LITERATURE QUOTES The three Horae, Athenian red-figure kylix C5th B.C., Antikensammlung Berlin Hesiod, Theogony 901 ff (trans.

Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C8th or C7th B.C.) : "Next he [Zeus] married bright Themis (Divine Law) who bare the Horai (Horae, Seasons), and Eunomia (Good Order), Dike (Justice), and blooming (thallô) Eirene (Irene, Peace), who mind the works of mortal men." Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 1. 13 (trans. Aldrich) (Greek mythographer C2nd A.D.) : "With Themis, the daughter of Ouranos (Uranus, Heaven), he [Zeus] fathered his daughters the Horai (Horae), by name Eirene (Irene), Eunomia, and Dike." Orphic Hymn 43 to the Horae (trans. Taylor) (Greek hymns C3rd B.C.

to 2nd A.D.) : "Daughters of Zeus and Themis, Horai (Horae) bright, Dike (Justice), and blessed Eirene (Irene, Peace) and Eunomia (Lawfulness) right." Pseudo-Hyginus, Fabulae 183 (trans. Grant) (Roman mythographer C2nd A.D.) : "The names of the Horae, daughters of Jove [Zeus], son of Saturn [Kronos (Cronus)], and Themis, daughter Titanidis (Titaness), are these : Auxo, Eunomia (Order), Pherusa, Carpo (Fruit), Dice (Justice), Euporia, Irene (Peace), Orthosie, Thallo." IRENE GODDESS OF PEACE Hesiod, Works and Days 212 ff (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C8th or C7th B.C.) : "But they who give straight judgements [i.e.

those who invoke the goddess Dike (Justice)] to strangers and to the men of the land, and go not aside from what is just, their city flourishes, and the people prosper in it: Eirene (Irene, Peace), the nurse of children, is abroad in their land, and all-seeing Zeus never decrees cruel war against them. Neither famine nor disaster ever haunt men who do true justice; but light-heartedly they tend the fields which are all their care. The earth bears them victual in plenty, and on the mountains the oak bears acorns upon the top and bees in the midst. Their woolly sheep are laden with fleeces; their women bear children like their parents. They flourish continually with good things, and do not travel on ships, for the grain-giving earth bears them fruit." Homer's Epigrams 15 (trans.

Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C8th or C7th B.C.) : "Open of yourselves, you doors, for mightly Ploutos (Plutus, Wealth) will enter in, and with Ploutos comes jolly Euphrosyne (Mirth) and gentle Eirene (Irene, Peace)." Pindar, Olympian Ode 4. 16 ff (trans. Conway) (Greek lyric C5th B.C.) : "And with a heart unsullied labours for Eirene (Irene, Peace), the city's friend." Pindar, Olympian Ode 13. 6 ff : "Here [in this city] dwells Eunomia (Good Governance) and that unsullied fountain Dike (Justice), her sister, sure support of cities; and Eirene (Irene, Peace) of the same kin, who are the stewards of wealth for mankind--three glorious daughters of wise-counselled Themis. Far from their path they hold proud Hybris (Insolence), fierce-hearted mother of full-fed Koros (Corus, Disdain) . . .

But to you sons of Aletes, how often the Horai (Horae) [i.e. Eunomia, Dike and Eirene], decked in their wreaths, have given the glory of the victor's triumph for supreme valour in the sacred games." Greek Lyric V Anonymous, Fragments 101 (from Stobaeus, Anthology) (trans. Campbell) (Greek lyric B.C.) : "Listen, Moirai (Moirae, Fates) ... hear our prayers ... send us rose-bloomed Eunomia (Good Order) and her bright-throned sisters Dike (Justice) and garland-wearing Eirana (Eirene, Peace), and make this city forget its heavy-hearted misfortunes." Greek Lyric V Anonymous, Fragment 1021 (from Theogorus the Metochite, Miscellany) : "O sweet Eirana (Eirene, Peace), wealth-giver to mortals!" Aeschylus, Fragment 281 (from Papyri Oxyrhynchus) (trans.

Lloyd-Jones) (Greek tragedy C5th B.C.) : "Not to sow evil . . ((lacuna)) Then Eirene (Irene, Peace) is . . ((lacuna)) for mortals. And I praise this goddess; for she honours a city that reposes in a life of quiet, and augments the admired beauty of its houses, so that they surpass in prosperity the neighbours who are their rivals), nor yet to engender it. And they earnestly desire land for ploughing, abandoning the martial trumpet." Euripides, Suppliant Women 484 ff (trans. Vellacott) (Greek tragedy C5th B.C.) : "How far peace outweighs war in benefits to man; Eirene (Irene, Peace), the chief friend and cherisher of the Mousai (Muses); Eirene (Peace), the enemy of revenge, lover of families and children, patroness of wealth. Yet these blessings we viciously neglect, embrace wars; man with man, city with city fights, the strong enslaves the weak." Euphorion of Chalcis, Fragments (trans. Page, Vol. Select Papyri III, No.

121 (2b)) (Greek Epic C3rd B.C.) : "Ares [war personified] allot them their wages in his scales, and rest again from chilling warfare, and send Eirene (Irene, Peace) with her prosperity to men! And in the market let him set Themis (Order) up, requiter of good deeds : and, beside her, Dike (Justice)." Anonymous, Epigram (trans. Page, Vol. Select Papyri III, No. 113) (Greek elegiac C1st B.C.) : "Caesar calmed the storm of war and the clash of shields [i.e. at the battle of Actium], and there he cut short the sufferings of fair Eirene (Irene, Peace)." Diodorus Siculus, Library of History 5. 72. 5 (trans.

Oldfather) (Greek historian C1st B.C.) : "The Horai (Horae), as they are called, to each of them, according as her name indicates, was given [assigned by Zeus and Hera] the ordering and adornment of life, so as to serve to the greatest advantage of mankind; for there is nothing which is better to build a life of felicity than obedience to law (eunomia) and justice (dike) and peace (eirene)." Ovid, Fasti 1. 700 ff (trans.Boyle) (Roman poetry C1st B.C. to C1st A.D.) : "For a long time wars have sprawled enchained at your feet. Yoke the oxen, put the seed beneath the ploughed earth. Pax (Peace) [Eirene] suckles Ceres (Grain) [Demeter], Ceres child of Pax." Virgil, Georgics 2. 425 ff (trans.

Fairclough) (Roman bucolic C1st B.C.) : "Nurture the plump olive, favoured of Pax (Peace) [Eirene]." IRENE IN COMEDY Aristophanes, Peace 205 ff (trans. O'Neill) (Greek comedy C5th to 4th B.C.) : "[In this comedy-play Polemos (Polemus, War) traps Eirene (Irene, Peace) in a pit :] Hermes : Because of their wrath against the Greeks, they [the gods] have located Polemos [Daimon of War] in the house they occupied themselves and have given him full power to do with you exactly as he pleases; then they went as high up as ever they could, so as to see no more of your fights and to hear no more of your prayers. Trygaios (Trygaeus) : What reason have they for treating us so? Hermes : Because they have afforded you an opportunity for peace more than once, but you have always preferred war . . . So that I don't know whether you will ever see Eirene (Irene, Peace) again.

Trygaios : Why, where has she gone to then? Hermes : Polemos (War) has cast her into a deep pit. Trygaios : Where? Hermes : Down there, at the very bottom. And you see what heaps of stones he has piled over the top, so that you should never pull her out again . . . Trygaios (coming out of his hiding-place) : . . . Now, oh Greeks! is the moment when freed of quarrels and fighting, we should rescue sweet Eirene (Peace) and draw her out of this pit, before some other pestle prevents us. Come, labourers, merchants, workmen, artisans, strangers, whether you be domiciled or not, islanders, come here, Greeks of all countries, come hurrying here with picks and levers and ropes! This is the moment to drain a cup in honour of the Agathos Daimon (Good Genius). (The Chorus enters; it consists of labourers and farmers from various Greek states.) Leader of the Chorus : Come hither all! quick, to the rescue! All peoples of Greece, now is the time or never, for you to help each other.

You see yourselves freed from battles and all their horrors of bloodshed. The day hateful to Lamakhos (Lamachus) has come. (To Trygaios) Come then, what must be done? Give your orders, direct us, for or swear to work this day without ceasing, until with the help of our levers and our engines we have drawn back into light the greatest of all goddesses [Eirene, goddess of peace], her to whom the olive is so dear . . . Trygaios : Silence! if Polemos (War) should hear your shouts of joy he would bound forth from his retreat in fury. Leader of the Chorus : Such a decree overwhelms us with joy; how different to the edict, which bade us muster with provisions for three days. Trygaios : Let us beware lest the cursed Kerberos (Cerberus) prevent us even from the nethermost hell from delivering the goddess by his furious howling, just as he did when on earth. Leader of the Chorus : Once we have hold of her, none in the world will be able to take her from us. Huzza!

huzza!" Aristophanes, Peace 519 ff : "[The comedy continues. Eirene (Peace) is rescued from the pit where she had been trapped by Polemos (War) :] Chorus : Come then, all together! Heave away, heave! Heave away, heave! Heave away, heave! Heave away, heave! Heave away, heave! All together! Eirene (Peace) is drawn out of the pit. With her come Opora (Late-Summer) and Theoria (Embassy). Trygaios : Oh! venerated goddess, who givest us our grapes [Opora, late summer], where am I to find the ten-thousand-gallon words wherewith to greet thee? I have none such at home. Oh! hail to thee, Opora, and thee, Theoria! How beautiful is thy face! How sweet thy breath! What gentle fragrance comes from thy bosom, gentle as freedom from military duty, as the most dainty perfumes! . . . Trygaios : Listen, good folk!

Let the husbandmen take their farming tools and return to their fields as quickly as possible, but without either sword, spear or javelin. All is as quiet as if Eirene (Peace) had been reigning for a century. Come, let everyone go and till the earth, singing the Paian (Paean). Leader of the Chorus (to Eirene) : Oh, thou, whom men of standing desired and who art good to husbandmen, I have gazed upon thee with delight; and now I go to greet my vines, to caress after so long an absence the fig trees I planted in my youth. Trygaios : See, how their iron spades glitter and how beautifully their three-pronged mattocks glisten in the sun! How regularly they align the plants! I also burn to go into the country and to turn over the earth I have so long neglected.--Friends, do you remember the happy life that Eirene (Peace) afforded us formerly; can you recall the splendid baskets of figs, both fresh and dried, the myrtles, the sweet wine, the violets blooming near the spring, and the olives, for which we have wept so much?

Worship, adore the goddess for restoring you so many blessings. Chorus (singing) : Hail! hail! thou beloved divinity! thy return overwhelms us with joy. When far from thee, my ardent wish to see my fields again made me pine with regret. From thee came all blessings. Oh! much desired Eirene (Peace)! thou art the sole support of those who spend their lives tilling the earth. Under thy rule we had a thousand delicious enjoyments at our beck; thou wert the husbandman's wheaten cake and his safeguard. So that our vineyards, our young fig-tree woods and all our plantations hail thee with delight and smile at thy coming . . . [it was through the actions of man that peace was driven away and war gained supremacy] Trygaios : . . . (To Eirene) Oh! venerated Goddess! why art thou silent? Hermes : And how could she speak to the spectators? She is too angry at all that they have made her suffer. Trygaios : At least let her speak a little to you, Hermes. Hermes : Tell me, my dear, what are your feelings with regard to them?

Come, you relentless foe of all bucklers, speak; I am listening to you. (Eirene whispers into Hermes' ear.) Is that your grievance against them? Yes, yes, I understand. Hearken, you folk, this is her complaint. She says, that after the affair of Pylos she came to you unbidden to bring you a basket full of truces and that you thrice repulsed her by your votes in the assembly." Aristophanes, Peace 965 ff : "[After the release of Eirene (Peace) from the pit, sacrifices are prepared in her honour :] Trygaios (to the Servant who has returned with a sheep and a vase of water): Come, seize the basket and take the lustral water and hurry to circle round the altar [of Eirene] to the right. Servant : There! that's done. What is your next bidding? Trygaio s: Wait. I take this fire-brand first and plunge it into the water. Now quick, quick, you sprinkle the altar. Give me some barley-seed, purify yourself and hand me the basin; then scatter the rest of the barley among the audience. Servant : Done.

Trygaios : You have thrown it? Servant : Yes, by Hermes! and all the spectators have had their share. Trygaios : At least the women got none. Servant : Oh! their husbands will give them some this evening. Trygaios : Let us pray! Who is here? Are there any good men? Servant : Come, give me the water, so that I may sprinkle these people. Faith! they are indeed good, brave men. (He throws the lustral water on hem.) Trygaios : You believe so? Servant : I am sure, and the proof of it is that we have flooded them with lustral water and they have not budged an inch. Trygaios : Let us pray, then, as soon as we can. Servant : Yes, let us pray. Trygaio s: Oh! Eirene (Peace), mighty queen, venerated goddess, thou, who presidest over Choruses and at nuptials, deign to accept the sacrifices we offer thee.

Servant : Receive it, greatly honoured mistress, and behave not like the courtesans, who half open the door to entice the gallants, draw back when they are stared at, to return once more if a man passes on. But do not thou act like this to us. Trygaios : No, but like an honest woman, show thyself to thy worshippers, who are worn with regretting thee all these thirteen years. Hush the noise of battle, be a true Lysimakha (Lysimache) to us. Put an end to this tittle-tattle, to this idle babble, that set us defying one another. Cause the Greeks once more to taste the pleasant beverage of friendship and temper all hearts with the gentle feeling of forgiveness.

Make excellent commodities flow to our markets, fine heads of garlic, early cucumbers, apples, pomegranates and nice little cloaks for the slaves; make them bring geese, ducks, pigeons and larks from Boiotia (Boeotia) and baskets of eels from Lake Kopais (Copais); we shall all rush to buy them, disputing their possession with Morykhos (Morychus), Teleas, Glauketes (Glaucetes) and every other glutton. Melanthios (Melanthius) will arrive on the market last of all; they'll say, ‘no more eels, all sold!’ and then he'll start groaning and exclaiming as in his monologue of Medea, ‘I am dying, I am dying! Alas! I have let those hidden in the beet escape me!’ And won't we laugh? These are the wishes, mighty goddess, which we pray thee to grant. (To the Servant) Take the knife and slaughter the sheep like a finished cook. Servant : No, the goddess does not wish it. Trygaio s: And why not?

Servant : Blood cannot please Eirene (Peace), so let us spill none upon her altar. Trygaios : Then go and sacrifice the sheep in the house, cut off the legs and bring them here; thus the carcase will be saved for the Khoregos (Choregus). (The Servant goes into the house with the sheep.) Chorus (singing) : You, who remain here, get chopped wood and everything needed for the sacrifice ready. Trygaios : Don't I look like a diviner preparing his mystic fire? Chorus (singing) : Undoubtedly. Will anything that a wise man ought to know escape you? Don't you know all that a man should know, who is distinguished for his wisdom and inventive daring? Trygaios : There! the wood catches. Its smoke blinds poor Stilbides. I am now going to bring the table and thus be my own slave. (He goes into the house.) Chorus (singing) : You have braved a thousand dangers to save your sacred town. All honour to you I your glory Trygaios (returning with a table) : Wait. Here are the legs, place them upon the altar.

For myself, I mean to go back to the entrails and the cakes. (He is about to go into the house.) Servant (going in ahead of him) : I'll take care of them. Trygaios : But I want you here. Servant (returning) : Well then, here I am. Do you think I have taken long? Trygaios : Just get this roasted. And who is this man, crowned with laurel, who is coming to me? Hierokles (Hierocles) (approaching): What sacrifice is this? to what god are you offering it? Trygaios (to the Servant) : Keep quiet.--(Aloud) Look after the roasting and keep your hands of the meat. Hierokles : To whom are you sacrificing? Answer me. Trygaios : Ah! the tail is showing favourable omens. Servant : Aye, very favourable, oh, loved and mighty Eirene (Peace)! Hierokles : Come, cut off the first offering and make the oblation. Trygaios : It's not roasted enough. Hierokles : Yea, truly, it's done to a turn.

Trygaios : Mind your own business, friend! (To the Servant) Cut away. Hierokles : Where is the table? Trygaios : Bring the libations. (The Servant departs.) Hierokles : The tongue is cut separately. Trygaios : We know all that. But just listen to one piece of advice. Hierokles : And that is? Trygaios : Don't talk, for it is divine Eirene (Peace) to whom we are sacrificing. Hierokles (in an oracular tone) : Oh! wretched mortals, oh, you idiots! Trygaios : Keep such ugly terms for yourself. Hierokles (as before) : What! you are so ignorant you don't understand the will of the gods and you make a treaty, you, who are men, with apes, who are full of malice? . . . Hierokles : What oracle ordered you to burn these joints of mutton in honour of the gods? Trygaios : This grand oracle of Homer's: ‘Thus vanished the dark war-clouds and we offered a sacrifice to new-born Eirene (Peace).

When the flame had consumed the thighs of the victim and its inwards had appeased our hunger, we poured out the libations of wine.’ 'Twas I who arranged the sacred rites, but none offered the shining cup to the diviner. Hierokles : I care little for that. 'Tis not the Sibyl who spoke it. Trygaios : Wise Homer has also said: ‘He who delights in the horrors of civil war has neither country nor laws nor home.’ What noble words! . . . Trygaios (to the Servant Who has returned with the libations) : Look out, slave! This oracle threatens our meat. Quick, pour the libation, and give me some of the inwards. Hierokles : I too will help myself to a bit, if you like. Trygaios : The libation! the libation! Hierokles (to the Servant) : Pour out also for me and give me some of this meat. Trygaios : No, the blessed gods won't allow it yet; let us drink : and as for you, get you gone, for that's their will. Mighty Eirene (Peace)! stay ever in our midst.

Hierokles : Bring the tongue hither. Trygaios : Relieve us of your own. Hierokles : The libation." I. ATHENS Chief City of Attica (Attika) (Southern Greece) Pausanias, Description of Greece 1. 8. 2 (trans. Jones) (Greek travelogue C2nd A.D.) : "After the statues of the eponymoi [eponmous heroes, near the Tholos in Athens] come statues of gods, Amphiaraus, and Eirene (Irene, Peace) carrying the boy Ploutos (Plutus, Wealth)." Pausanias, Description of Greece 9. 16. 2 : "It was a clever idea of these artists to place Ploutos (Plutus, Wealth) in the arms of Tykhe (Tyche, Fortune), and so to suggest that she is his mother or nurse.

Equally clever was the conception of Kephisodotos (Cephisodotus), who made the image of Eirene (Irene, Peace) for the Athenians with Ploutos (Wealth) in her arms." Pausanias, Description of Greece 1. 18. 3 : "Hard by the Prytaneon (Prytaneum) [town-hall of Athens], in which the laws of Solon are inscribed, are figures placed of the goddesses Eirene (Irene, Peace) and Hestia (Hearth)." Plutarch, Life of Cimon 13. 3 (trans.

Perrin) (Greek historian C1st to C2nd A.D.) : "[After the Athenians led by Kimon (Cimon) had destroyed the Persian fleet (historical) :] This exploit so humbled the purpose of the [Persian] King that he made the terms of that notorious peace, by which he was to keep away from the Hellenic sea-coast as far as a horse could travel in a day, and was not to sail west of the Kyanean (Cyanean) and Khelidonian (Chelidonian) isles with armored ships of war . . . And they say that the Athenians also built the altar of Eirene (Irene, Peace) to commemorate this event, and paid distinguished honors to Kallias (Callias) as their ambassador." ROMAN CULT OF PAX Ovid, Fasti 1. 709 ff (trans.Boyle) (Roman poetry C1st B.C. to C1st A.D.) : "January 30 Nefastus Publicus. Lean-spun song has led me to the Ara Pacis (Altar of Peace). The day will be second from the month's end.

Ring your coiffured hair with Actium's laurels, Pax (Peace); be present, and gentle the whole world. Let there be no enemies, no cause for triumph; you'll give our leaders more glory than war. Let the soldier bear arms only to smother arms, and fierce trumpets blast nothing but pomp. Let the world near and far dread Aeneas' people, and any land unafraid of Rome love her. Add your incense, priests, to the flames of Peace, let a white victim tumble with drenched brow. That the house which procures peace possess it always, ask gods propitious to pious prayers." Ovid, Fasti 3. 879 ff : "March 30 Comitialis. When the shepherd feeds and pens his kids four more times and the grasslands whiten with four fresh dews, Janus should be worshipped and gentle Concordia (Concord), Salus Romana (Safety of Rome) and the Ara Pacis (Altar of Peace)." ANCIENT GREEK & ROMAN ART Athenian Red Figure Vase Painting C5th B.C.

S17.1 Irene & the Infant Plutus Greek Marble Statue (Roman Copy) C4th B.C. SOURCES Eirene Greek Goddess of Peace [ ? ]Subscribe To This Site Eirene Greek Goddess of Peace Eirene Greek goddess of peace was said to be the daughter of Zeus and Themis. She was one of the Horae, and her sisters were Eunomia (goddess of order, law and legislation) and Dike (goddess of moral justice). The Horae were also goddesses of the seasons (spring, summer and autumn in Greece) and Irene was the goddess associated with spring and all things blooming. She was represented with a cornucopia, a sceptre and a torch. In art, she was depicted as a beautiful young woman. In one of the most famous statues from the Greek antiquity, Eirene Greek goddess of peace holds in her left arm baby Ploutos, the god of wealth and plenty. This statue was sculpted by Cephisodotus the Elder (father of Praxiteles) and was located in the agora of Athens, to celebrate the Common Peace of 371 BC (i.e.

peace between all parts involved in a war, not just bilateral peace established between two cities). This statue was a reminder for everyone that properity flourishes when there is peace. In Aristophanes' comedy called Peace, Trygaeus, a citizen of Athens, flies on a giant dung beetle to the house of the gods in heavens, because he wants to plead with them to restore peace on earth. There, he only finds Hermes, who tells him that the other gods are sick of war and of the prayers of the mortals and just went away. Only Polemos (War) lives there now. He imprisoned Peace in a cavern and we wants to grind all Greeks to paste, in a giant mortar. When War goes looking for an adequate pestle, Trygaeus calls all Greeks to come and free Peace. All kind of Greeks, from many city-states, come to the rescue. Those who work most are the farmers, because they are those who appreciate Peace more. In the end, Eirene/Peace is freed, but she does not want to speak to the Greeks: she is angry with them because they made her suffer.

She whispers in Hermes' ear that she offered Greeks truces, many times, but they all spoke in the assembly against her and in favour of War. Trygaeus apologizes for all his countrymen. When he returns on earth, Trygaeus prepares a sacrifice for Eirene Greek goddess of peace, but a slave tells him not to kill the lamb on the goddess' altar, because she hates to see blood. The Chorus sings about how nice it is to spend winter afternoons with friends, in front of the fire and enjoying the good life in times of peace, as opposed to having to do the regimental drill in times of war. Now, that Eirene came back to Greece, the businesses of the sickle maker and of the jar makers flourish again, while those who make weapons and war equipment should reconvert their object: Trygaeus suggests that spears should be turned into vine poles, helmet crests should be used as dusters and breastplates as chamber pots! The following is a beautiful statue of Eirene greek goddess of peace with Ploutos, god of wealth, in her arms.

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Editors: Peter J Allen, Chas Saunders References: Coming soon. Eirene The Peace Goddess Goddess-Guide.com Eirene The Greek Peace Goddess Areas of Influence: Eirene was the Greek peace Goddess. She is also the patroness of wealth and prosperity. This is because in times of peace people have the opportunity to plough the fields and make and sell, goods and services. War only breeds famine and destruction. Her name can also be spelt Irene and Irini. Hesiod uses the epithet Hora Thallo which means "green shoot" to describe her. This links her to the springtime, when military campaigns were often planned and her calming nature was most needed. She was one of the three Horae who are the maintainers of law and order that a stable society depends upon. They were also the Goddesses of the seasons and the natural divisions of time. In the lliad the Horae are also described as the guardians of the gates to Olympus. For this reason she is also considered a Goddess of entrance ways. Origins and Genealogy The Greek Goddess of peace was the daughter of Zeus and Themis.

She had two sisters Eunomia (order) and Dike (Justice) who were other two members of the Horae. Strengths: A peacemaker and an excellent balance to the other Greek Gods and Goddesses whose infidelities and jealousy often caused war and disagreements. Weaknesses: As a personification of peace and wealth she has no other distinctive personality traits. Symbolism: Often shown as a young woman holding an olive branch or Hermes’s staff. She wore ears of corn that represented wealth and prosperity. In one statue by Kephisodotos she is shown holding the infant Ploutus (Wealth). Sacred Animal/Bird/Plant: Corn and the olive tree. Roman Equivalent: Pax. Names Meaning Peace: From Axel to Zuelia – Baby Name Blog - Nameberry Nameberry Search for a name or phrase using quick search Find the right name for your baby using our advanced search tool Gender Change your email address and your password Login Names Meaning Peace: From Axel to Zuelia Posted September 20th, 2011 Commemorating Peace Day .

In 1981, a United Nations resolution was passed creating an International Day of Peace —aka Peace Day —on September 21st, devoted to encouraging efforts for worldwide peace. Well, obviously, we’ve got a long way to go on the global front, but as our own small baby step towards the effort is to offer some names that connote peacefulness, calm and serenity. There are many other international variations of some of the key ‘peace’ names— Shalom and Solomon , Irene , Godfrey , Frederick —in addition to the ones below, as well names reflecting the symbols of peace, the dove and the olive branch. Here are some of the most usable of the names meaning peace . GIRLS Goddess Names and Their Meanings Goddess-Guide.com Goddess Names Goddess names are found in all of our ancient cultures. This area of my site is dedicated to unravelling the origins and meanings behind these ancient figures. The list contains the main Greek Goddess names as well as the names of many Celtic, Egyptian, Nordic, Hindu, Roman and Sumerian Goddesses. This listing will be useful to you if you are choosing a name for your daughter or for businesses looking for a name that will encapsulate the nature of their product.

It is also a great resource for discovering the main features of the Goddesses and as a navigational tool to find more in-depth information contained within this site about the individual Goddesses. A-Z List of Goddess Names Aphrodite (Greek) - The beautiful Goddess of love and fertility. No man could resist Aphrodite when she wore her magic girdle. Her name means foam born or raised from foam as she was birthed from the churning sea. Arianrhod (Celtic) - Goddess of fertility, rebirth and the weaving of cosmic time and fate. The last aspect of her nature is contained within her name which means “silver wheel” or “round wheel,” suggesting her importance in the cycles of life. Other common spellings of her name are Aranhod and Arianrod. Artemis (Greek) - An independent spirit, she is Goddess is of the hunt, nature and birth. There are several different theories about the origin of her name, one school of thought says it comes from an ancient word for “safe” and another argues that it means “strong limbed.” Either way the suggestion is that this maiden Goddess has the strength and ability to protect herself from any unwanted attention.

Athena (Greek) - Goddess of war and wisdom and domestic crafts. Plato believed her name meant "mind of God" whilst others suggest it comes an ancient word meaning “sharp.” Both these words point to Athena's great intellectual ability to see the true nature of a situation and to develop successful strategies. Bast (Egyptian) - The famous cat Goddess, she protected pregnant woman and children. Bast was a very sensual Goddess who enjoyed music, dance and perfume. Her name comes from the bas jars used to store perfumes and ointments. Other versions of this Goddess names include: Bastet, Baset, Ubasti and Pasht. Ceres (Roman) - This Goddess of agriculture and grains name comes from the Indo European word root, ker meaning “to grow.” In turn her name has become the origin of our modern word cereal. Cerridwen (Celtic) - Goddess of moon, magic, agriculture, nature, poetry language, music, art, science and astrology. She was also keeper of the cauldron. Her name means “chiding love.” Ceridwen, Caridwen, Kerritwen, Keridwen, Kyrridwen are other variations of her name.

Demeter (Greek) - Goddess of the harvest who possessed great knowledge of the best way to grow, preserve and harvest grain. She was also the devoted mother of Persephone. Her name reflects her nurturing personality as it means “earth mother” in Greek. Diana (Roman) - Goddess of the hunt and wild animals. She later took over from Luna as the Roman Goddess of the moon, responsible for fertility and childbirth. Her name means "heavenly divine," reflecting her celestial role. Eirene (Greek) - This Greek Goddess name means peace in her native language, expressing her diplomatic nature. Her name also often appears as Irene. Eos (Greek) - A sunny natured Goddess whose name means dawn. Epona (Celtic) - Protector of horses, donkeys, and mules. She was also an ancient fertility Goddess. Epona's Goddess name comes from the Gaulish word epos meaning "great mare." Ereshkigal (Sumerian) - Goddess of Attalu, the land of the dead and ancestral memories. Her name translates as "great lady under the earth." Irkalla is an alternative name by which this Goddess is identified.

Freya (Nordic) - Goddess of love, beauty, fertility, war, wealth, divination and magic. Her name comes from the ancient Norse word for lady or mistress. There are several variations of the spellings of this Goddess name including: Freyja, Freyr and Freyja. Frigg (Nordic) - Goddess of marriage, childbirth, motherhood, wisdom, household management and weaving and spinning. Her name means "beloved" in ancient Norse and is derived from fri "to love." She is also known as Frige, Friia, Frija and Frea. Gaia (Greek) - Goddess of the Earth and prophecy. She is the primordial mother and a personification of Mother Earth. She gave birth to the Titans. Her name is also spelt Gaeo. Hathor ( Egyptian) - This heavenly cow's areas of influence included music, dancing, joy and fertility. Her name translates as "house of Horus".

Alternative names for this Goddess are Het-Hert, Hetheru, Mehturt, Mehurt, Mehet-Weret, and Mehet-uret, Hebe (Greek) – Hebe’s name literally means youth or in the prime of life. She was one of the daughters of Zeus and Hera. Her role was to serve the nectar and ambrosia to the Gods and Goddesses that prevented them from aging. Hekate (Greek) - Goddess of the wild places, childbirth and the crossroads. She is closely associated with magic and witchcraft. Her name is said to be derived from the Greek word hekas meaning "far off" describing her unworldly, shamanic nature. Also known as Hecate. Hella (Nordic) - The fearsome Goddess of the Nordic realm of the dead. Her name is derived from the word kel, meaning "to conceal." There are numerous spellings of her name including Halje Hell, Hel, Helle, Hela and Holle. Hera (Greek) - Queen of the Olympians and Goddess of marriage and birth. The meaning of her Goddess name has been lost.

One historian claims her name could be connected to the Greek word for seasons “hora,” suggesting she is ripe for marriage. Hestia (Greek) - The domestic Goddess of the Greek Pantheon, she rules over the hearth and home. Her name comes from the Greek word estia meaning "she that dwells or tarries." This reflects the importance of the role that the ancient Greeks attributed to this Goddess in sacrificing her position as an Olympian to guard the fire and maintain a happy home. Inanna (Sumerian) - Goddess of love, war, and fertility. Inanna was the personification of the morning and evening star. Her beautiful name means "lady of the sky." This Goddess is closely linked to Ishtar and Nin-anna. Indunn (Nordic) - Goddess of youth and springtime. Her name means she who renews and has several alternative spellings including Indun, Iduna and Idhunna. Iris (Greek) - Goddess of the rainbow and messenger to the Gods. Her name means rainbow in her native language. Isis (Egyptian) - This famous Goddess has so many different aspects, her most important roles are as Goddess of life and magic.

Isis’s name comes from the Egyptian word aset and means "she of throne" in other words the Queen of the Goddesses. Juno (Roman) - Goddess of marriage, pregnancy and childbirth. She protected the finances of the citizens of Rome. Her name is mystery, it speaks of a contradictory role for this Goddess, before her alignment to the matronly, Greek Goddess, Hera. This is because her name is derived from the root yeu meaning "vital force" indicating a more youthful, maiden Goddess. Kali (Hindu) - The fearsome demon destroying Goddess who represents death and rebirth. Her name means the "black one." Lakshmi (Hindu)- Goddess of abundance of material and spiritual wealth. Her name is derived from the Sanskrit word “laksya” meaning aim or goal Maat (Egyptian) - Goddess of truth, justice and balance. She prevented the creation from reverting to chaos and judged the deeds of the dead with her feather. This Goddess name stems from the word Mayet meaning “straight.” This reflects her unbending nature in upholding what is right and just. Minerva (Roman) - Goddess of wisdom, medicine and crafts.

Her name is linked to the Latin word mens which means "intellect," suggesting the intelligence and inventiveness of this ancient Goddess. Morrigan (Celtic) - The terrifying crow Goddess associated with war and death on the battlefield. She was queen of phantoms, demons, shape-shifters and patroness of priestesses and Witches. Her name means "great queen" in the old Irish language. Morrigan was also known as Morgane, Morrígu, Morríghan, Mor-Ríoghain and Morrígna. Nephthys (Egyptian) - Goddess of death, decay and the unseen. Her name speaks of her priestess role as it means "lady of the temple enclosure." Other variations of her title include Nebet-het and Nebt-het. Nike (Greek) - This Greek Goddess name means victory, she represented success especially in the sporting arena which is why her name was chosen for a famous brand of sportswear. Ostara (Germanic) - The spring Goddess whose name is linked to the East and the dawn. The early Christians took her fertility symbols of eggs and hares and incorporated them into the Easter celebrations.

Parvarti (Hindu) – Goddess of love and devotion, her name means “she of the mountain.” Persephone (Greek) - Daughter of Demeter and Queen of the Underworld. She was also none as Kore reflecting the Maiden aspect of this Goddess. Other variations of her name include Persephoneia, Persephassa, Persephatta and Pherepapha Pomona (Roman) –Protected fruiting trees and gardens. Her name is derived from the Latin word pomus, meaning “fruit tree.” Rhea (Greek) - The ancient Titan Earth Goddess, responsible for the fertility of the soil and women. The name is most likely a form of the word era meaning "earth", although it has also been linked to 'rheos' the Greek term for “stream.” Selene (Greek) – Selene was the Titan personification of the moon, unsurprising then that her name means moon in Greek. Seshat (Egyptian) - The great scribe and librarian Goddess who was responsible for accounting, architecture, astronomy, historical records and mathematics.

Her Goddess name means "she who scibes." It is also appears as Safkhet, Sashet, Seshata, Sesat, Sesheta and Sheshat. Themis (Greek) - Goddess of divine justice, order and customs. She also had the gift of prophecy. Her name simply means "law of nature" or "divine nature." Venus (Roman) - Goddess and love and beauty. Her Goddess name has become synonymous with her role as the woman who all men desire. Vesta (Roman) - Guardian of the sacred Flame. Vesta’s name and function is derived from the Greek Goddess Hestia. Who are the Happy Gods? Who are the happy gods? (if you are going to worship a god, it might as well be a happy one) Achelois (Greek goddess) Achelois means "she who drives away pain", and she was a Moon Goddess. Minor Greek Goddesses: A-E Aphrodite (Greek goddess) Aphrodite is the goddess of love, beauty and sexual rapture.She loved gaiety and glamour Goddesses and Gods Love and Sexuality Apollo (Greek god) Apollo is in many respects the paradigm of a Greek god.

He represents order, harmony, and civilization in a way that most other Olympian deities cannot equal. Carrying a lyre that symbolizes music, poetry, and dance, Apollo is a patron of the arts, poets, and muses. Apollo at a Glance Apollo is the only Greek god who did not sleep with Aphrodite, but he did sleep with her son, Hymen. Apollo's other male lovers included: King Admetus of Thessaly, Amyclas and his son Hyacinthus the king of Sparta, Branchus, Cyparissus, Daphnis, Hylas, Iapis, Orpheus, Paros, Phrobas, Potneius, Troilus, Tymnius, Zacynthus, and the ram-god Carneius. Greek Gods and Goddesses Ame-no-uzume (Japanese goddess) "The dance of the goddess Ame-no-Uzume grew wilder as she recalled a thousand orgasms she had enjoyed: her nipples stiffened and she felt her sex open when she remembered the phalluses of the countless lovers who had penetrated her.

When at last she brought herself to the crisis, she opened her clothes to reveal herself to the Kami: wet to the knees, her sex throbbing with joy." Anna Perenna (Roman goddess) Goddess of the New Year, provider of food. Her festival is March 15 and she is honored at the full moon. She was populist and always sided with the poor and unlucky. Anna Perenna Bacchus (Roman god) God of Wine and Intoxication. (Equivalent of Dionysus) He represents not only the intoxicating power of wine, but its social and beneficent influences likewise, so that he is viewed as the promoter of civilization, and a lawgiver and lover of peace. Bacchus was the god of wine Bastet (Egyptian goddess) A woman with the head of a domesticated cat, sometimes holding a sistrum. As a sun goddess she represents the warm, life giving power of the sun. Bastet was usually seen as a gentle protective goddess. Egyptian Goddess-Bastet Baubo (Greek goddess) Baubo appears in the story of Demeter & Persephone.

Demeter was very sad at the abduction of Perspephone, and wandered the land in mourning, fury and despair. She would not let anything grow and the other gods were becoming desperate. Then Baubo appears: she has pendulous breasts with eyes for nipples, and she speaks from her vulva. Baubo swings herself onto the well by which Demeter sits grieving, and begins to tell Demeter rude jokes with her fanny. Demeter eventually starts laughing and they both sit and laugh, and from that moment on, Demeter allows living things to grow again. Belun (Slavic god) Belun was the god of the day, the god of Heaven, the bringer of good luck, the god of heavenly light and the god of happiness and peace.

He appeared as a wise old man with a long beard and dressed in white Benten or Benzaiten (Japanese god) Benzaiten (Benten) originates from the Indian Goddess Sarasvati, known as the Goddess of music, fine arts, eloquence, literature, She is the only woman among the seven Gods of fortune in Japan Bikeh Hozho (Navajo god) Bikeh Hozho represents the personified power of speech Bishamon (Japanese god) God of happiness and war, a strange combination. Bishamon protects men from disease and demons. Bishamon was often portrayed wearing a wheel of fire like a halo, which some see as the Wheel of Fate Blid (Scandinavian god) A girly handmaiden mate of Freya. Her name means 'Gentle'. Chicomecoatl (Aztec god) In Aztec mythology, Chicomecoatl was the goddess of maize and fertility. Every September, she received a sacrifice of young girl, decapitated. The sacrifice's blood was poured on a statue of Chicmecoatl and her skin was worn by a priest.

She was thought of as a female counterpart to Centeotl and was also called Xilonen ("the hairy one", which referred to the hairs on unshucked maize), who was married to Tezcatlipoca. Chokmah (Spanish god) The Mother Goddess (later to become in Gnostic tradition the Holy Spirit Chokmah or Sophia in the form of the dove) was once revered and worshipped as one deity who ran the world. Chunda (Buddhist goddess) A Buddhist goddess of wisdom. She is identified by the seed-filled lemon in her right hand, symbolizing knowledge Cocomama or Cocamama (Peru goddess) Cocamama is Mother Coca, also referred to as Mother Earth. Cocamama became the Goddess of Health and Happiness, as the ancient Peruvians believed that chewing coca leaves was extremely good for you. Comus (Roman god) In Greek mythology Comus is the god of revelry, the son of Circe and Bacchus Concordia (Roman goddess) Concordia is pictured seated, wearing a long, flowing robe and holding a sacrificial bowl in her left hand and a cornucopia in her right. Her temple was the meeting place of the Roman Senate.

Devananda (India god) delight of the gods Dionysus (Greek god) Dionysus is the patron of poetry, the song, and drama, and of course wine and its intoxication effects. He was credited with the invention of wine making and its use on Earth and this became almost his chief attribute in his Roman form - Bacchus Djigonasee (Huron god) A heroine of the Ontario Hurons, Djigonasee was the mother of the peacebringer Deganiwada, founder of the Iroquois Laeague (Six Nations). Like many mothers of heroes, Djigonasee was a virgin when her son was born Dorje Naljorma or Dorje Phagmo (Tibetan god) The main Yidam (Meditational deity) of the Kagyu tradition. She is the embodiment of Wisdom. Ececheira (Greek god) She was really cool. She was the personification of Armistice and Truce. She was at all the Olympics to keep the peace.

Ekajata (Buddhist god) A Buddhist goddess of good fortune, giving happiness and removing personal obstacles Eleos (Greek goddess) ELEOS was the female personification of pity and mercy. Elpis (Greek goddess) Elpis was the female personification of hope. She along with the other daimones were trapped inside a jar by Zeus and entrusted to the care of Pandora the first woman. When she in her curiousity released the harmful spirits from the jar, Elpis (Hope) remained behind to comfort mankind. Elpis was depicted as a young woman, usually carrying flowers in her arms. Eros (Greek god) Eros is the the Greek god of love and beauty. He stands over love with Aphrodite and education with Athena. Greek Gods and Goddesses Eueucoyotl (Aztec god) The Old, Old Coyote. Associated with gaiety and sex. A god of spontaneity, of ostentatious ornament, of unexpected pleasure and sorrow. A trickster and troublemaker. Euphrosyne (Greek god) Goddess of Joy and one of the three graces. She is the happy smiling one, bubbling over with laughter.

Eutychia (Greek goddess) The Greek personification and Goddess of Happiness. In Roman mythology her equivalent was Felicitas. Fand (Celtic goddess) Goddess of Happiness and Pleasure. Wife of Manannan Mac Lir, god of the sea Felicitas (Roman goddess) Felicitas is the goddess of good fortune, not to be confused with Fortuna. Fortuna (Roman goddess) The goddess Fortuna controls the destiny of every human being. She is the goddess who permits the fertilization of humans, animals and plants. Fu Shen or Fu-hsing (Chinese god) in Chinese mythology, star god of happiness, one of the three stellar divinities known collectively as Fu-Shou-Lu. He is one of many Chinese gods who bestow happiness on their worshipers Fuwch Frech (Welsh godcow) The Fuwch Frech is a magic cow, brindled black and brown. When a person is in great need, she will suddenly appear to fill the largest milk pail and then vanish. She seems to belong to fairies. One man said that after she visited him he heard a voice call her, and saw the cow disappear into a lake.

Ganga (India god) Hindu goddess of purification of the river Ganges Genetaska (Iroquois goddess) She was a human woman so wise that squabbles among her people were brought to her for settlement. Genetaska was always impartial and fair, but one day she fell in love with a defendant and then married him. This ruined her reputation for impartiality and her "office" of mediator was abolished. Gwen (Celtic goddess) A young female who was so beautiful that almost no one could live if they gazed upon her for long. She was perhaps a minor sun or moon Goddess or a Goddess of light. Hathor (Egyptian goddess) Hathor is a very ancient goddess, dating to predynastic times. When dynastic rule began, as Horus was associated with the king, Hathor was with the queen. Her name translates to "The House of Horus," and so she is associated with the royal family. But also, as the entire world could be said to be the House of Horus, Hathor can be seen as the mother-goddess of the whole world, similar to Isis.

Inspiration was also Hathor's bailiwick, and many would come to the temples of Hathor to have their dreams explained or to beseech her for her aid in creation, much in the same way the Greeks invoked the Nine Muses Hotei (Japanese Shinto-god) Hotei is a Japanese god of happiness, laughter and the wisdom of contentment. Find out more about this Shinto-god of luck at Holy Mountain Horae (Greek goddesses) The Horae (the Hours) are the goddesses of the seasons (the Greek had only three seasons; spring, summer and winter), and the daughters of Zeus and Themis. They are called Thallo, Auxo and Carpo, names which denote budding, growth and ripening. Later, as Eunomia ("good order"), Dike ("justice") and Eirene ("peace") they represented law and order in society. As goddesses of nature they controlled the growth of plants; as goddesses of order they maintained the stability of society. Hsi-shen (Chinese god) Sunlight (benign, ordered). Major god of joy.

He is depicted carrying a basket into which are thrust three magickal peachwood arrows Iambe (Greek goddess) In Greek mythology, Iambe was an old woman who made Demeter smile or laugh when the latter was mourning the loss of her daughter, Persephone. She was a daughter of Echo and Pan. She was the first priestess of Demeter. Irene (Greek god) Irene was the Greek goddess of peace. She was sometimes regarded as one of the Horae, who presided over the seasons and the order of nature, and were the daughters of Zeus and Themis. Jarina (Belem/Brazil goddess) A Bakairi tree goddess, well known for her capacity for drink. Keledones (Greek goddesses) THE KHRYSEIAI KELEDONES were beautiful women-shaped AUTOMATONES, magical singers crafted by Hephaistos out of gold to adorn the first, mythical temple of Apollon at Delphoi. Komodia (Greek god ) A Goddess of Happiness and Amusement. More like the personification of it. Koros (Greek god) Goddess of Extravagant Joy and Exuberance.

Kuo Tzu-i (Chinese god) One of the greatest of Chinese generals, later deified in popular religion. He is generally equated with Fu-hsing, the stellar god of happiness, though this honour is also given to the 6th-century mandarin Yang Ch'eng. In Szechwan, Kuo Tzu-i is known as T'sai-shen, the god of riches. Lada (Slavic god) The spring maiden Lada is the Slavic goddess of love and beauty. She returns from the Underworld at the Vernal Equinox, bringing the lark and the springtime with her. Dressed in a gown of greenery and pregnant with her daughter Lelya, Lada welcomes the birds and restores joy and hope to our souls Lalita (India god) Lalita is a woman-child Goddess of Happiness or Playfulness. She delights in all play and pleasure, both child-like and sexual. The universe is a great toy to Her, created for Her enjoyment. Lono (Hawaiian god) But in general, Lono, as the god of fertility, held sway over the islands in this season.

His image made a clockwise circuit along the coast of the island, with the celebrations beginning just before his arrival, and ending at his departure. The entire time Lono was traveling, warfare across the entire island was forbidden. Most work was forbidden, but on specific days the kapu, the religious laws, were relaxed to allow people to farm or fish so that they would not starve. Mabon (Celtic god) Welsh god of all things wild and free, and of fertility. Mabon is literally welsh for �son�. He was stolen from his mother three days after his birth and locked away till he was a man, eventually freed with the wisdom and memory of the most ancient of living animals Mawu and Liza (Fon/Benin god) Mawu is the supreme god of the Fon people of Abomey (Republic of Benin). Mawu , the Moon, brings cooler temperatures to the African world. She is seen as an old mother who lives in the West. Mawu has a partner called Liza. Together, they created the world. Their son, Gu, is the smith god, or divine tool. They used him to shape the universe.

The serpent Da, also helped them during creation. Mawu was the goddess of night, joy, and motherhood. Liza was the god of day, heat and strength. Mo'o (Polynesian goddesses) water spirits, usually female, in the form of large lizards. Mo'o are 'aumakua, or ancestral gods, who protect their descendants from danger or sorcery, heal sickness or wounds, and forgive transgressions; they can restore a person to life or guide the spirit of the dead to join the spirits of its ancestors in the afterworld Nandi (India god) Symbolically Nandi represents the passion and love of Siva for beings. Nandi is well versed in all scriptural knowledge Nat or Nott (Scandinavian god) The primeval goddess and mother of the Earth and Day Ninkasi (Sumerian goddess) A Sumerian goddess of intoxicating drink. Every day she prepares beer for the other gods. Ochumare (Yoruba goddess) Santeria Goddess of the rainbow.

Patrimpas (Lithuanian god) god of agriculture, joy, peace, spring Pax (Roman god) Chinese god of Happiness Quan-Yin (Chinese god) The Goddess of Compassion and Mercy. Quan Yin (Kuan Yin) is the Chinese bodhisattva (Buddhistic prophet, a true Enlightened One) to whom childless women turn for help. Re'are'a (Tahiti god) Tahiti god of Happiness and Joy Samkhat (Babylonian goddess) Babylonian goddess of Happiness and Joy Siduri (Sumerian god) Sumerian god of Happiness and Merriment. A barmaid who advises Gilgamesh to abandon his quest for immortality and enjoy the temporal pleasures allotted to mortals while he may. Spes (Roman goddess) Goddess personifying hope. She was depicted with a cornucopia and a flower. Suklang-malayon (Philippines goddess) the goddess and guardian of happy homes and sister of Alunsina Sunrta (Hindu god) Hindu god of Happiness Thalia (Greek goddess) One of the three Charites who welcomed Aphrodite when she was blown to shore by the East Wind.

Tlazolteotl (Aztec god ) The Aztec earth and mother-godddess, and goddess of sex. Tlazolteotl was also called "the eater of filth", and she got this name from the legend that at the end of a man's life she comes to him and he more or less confesses and she cleanses his soul, eating it's filth. She was also the mother of childbirth.

Tsho-gyalma (Tibetan god) Peace, Calm Names for Girls Galina [Gala, Galya, Halina], Godfreya [Gotfreya, Godfreyda], Halcyone [Halcyon, Halcyona], Halfrida , Harmony [Harmoni, Harmoney, Harmonia, Harmonie], Hedwenn , Inga ▼ [Inger, Innga, Ingeborg, Inngeborg, ..], Irene ▼ [Rene, Rina, Renie, Yarina, ..], Janoah [Janowa], Karinya , Kasmira , Lana ▲ [Lanae, Lanna, Lanny, Lanette], Livia ▲ [Livy, Livvy, Livya, Lyvia], Lubomira [Luba], Lulu ▼, Malina , Mira ▲ [Myra, Myrene, Myrilla, Myrella, ..], Miroslava , Nitsa , Olivia ▲ [Olva, Ollie, Olivya, Olivine, ..] 3.

Pacifica - Sigfreda Pacifica [Pasifica], Paxton [Paxten], Paz , Peace , Peale [Peele, Peall, Pealle], Placidia [Placida, Plasida], Rena ▼ [Rina, Reena, Reene, Rinah], Rene ▼ [Reney, Renie, Rennie], Rica [Riki, Rikki, Riqua, Rycca, ..], Rickie [Riki, Rikki, Rikky, Ryckie, ..], Salama [Salma, Saloma, Soloma, Sallama], Salome [Selma, Selmah, Solome, Solomea, ..], Selima [Selimah, Saleema, Saleemah], Serena [Seryna, Serina, Serinna, Serinah, ..], Serenity ▲ [Serene], Shalom [Shelom, Shilom, Shalvah, Sholome, ..], Shanti [Shante, Shantai, Shantay, Shantee, ..], Shiloh ▲ [Shilo, Shylo, Shyloh], Shulamith [Sula,

 Shula, Shulamit, Sulamith], Sigfreda [Sigfryda, Sigfrida, Sigfrieda] 4.

Question: Name the Greek goddess of peace.
Answer: Irene