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Irene

In Greek mythology, the goddess of peace (Roman Pax). According to Hesiod she was one of the Horae, goddesses of the seasons, and the daughter of Zeus and Themis, the personification of order.

A statue of Irene, on the Acropolis at Athens, depicted her with the infant Ploutus, god of wealth.



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