Eirene Goddess of peace

Eirene was the goddess of peace and the season of spring. She was the daughter of the gods Zeus and Themis, and was depicted as a young lady carrying a cornucopia, a torch and a sceptre. The Athenians had a high regard for Eirene and had erected altars in her honour. There was also a statue that was erected in the Agora of Athens after a naval victory against the Spartans. The original statue was destroyed, but there is a surviving copy; it shows Eirene holding the god of plenty, Pluto, on her left arm, while her missing right arm once held a sceptre. The statue symbolised that prosperity (Pluto) arrives when there is peace.