Eirene (Göttin)

Query URLs

https://term.museum-digital.de/md-de/persinst/25994
JSON SKOS
Name (English)
Eirene
Short name
Eirene
Short Description
"Eirene (/aɪˈriːniː/; Greek: Εἰρήνη, Eirēnē, [eːrɛ́ːnɛː], lit. "Peace"), more commonly known in English as Peace, was one of the Horae, the personification of peace. She was depicted in art as a beautiful young woman carrying a cornucopia, sceptre, and a torch or rhyton. She is said sometimes to be the daughter of Zeus and Themis and sister of Dike and Eunomia. Her Roman equivalent was Pax.

Eirene was particularly well regarded by the citizens of Athens. After a naval victory over Sparta in 375 BC, the Athenians established a cult for Peace, erecting altars to her. They held an annual state sacrifice to her after 371 BC to commemorate the Common Peace of that year and set up a votive statue in her honour in the Agora of Athens. The statue was executed in bronze by Cephisodotus the Elder, likely the father or uncle of the famous sculptor Praxiteles. It was acclaimed by the Athenians, who depicted it on vases and coins." - (en.wikipedia.org 11.08.2021)
Entity Encoding
pxg
Search for this on museum-digital
  • Blatt 47: Trygaios und Sklave unter dem Standbild Eirenes

    Blatt 47: Trygaios und Sklave unter dem Standbild Eirenes

    Auf dem Bild ist Trygaios mit...

    Object information
    Image: Winckelmann-Museum Stendal - CC BY-NC-SA

  • Junge Frau mit Knaben auf dem Arm (Eirene mit Plutosknaben?)

    Junge Frau mit Knaben auf dem Arm (Eirene mit Plutosknaben?)

    Bei dieser Handzeichnung...

    Object information
    Image: Winckelmann-Museum Stendal - CC BY-NC-SA

References

[]