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Irene.

Eirene, the Greek goddess of peace, one of the Horae/Horæ; equivalent to the Roman goddess Pax.

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name/aɪˈɹiːn//aɪˈɹiːni/
  1. Eirene, the Greek goddess of peace, one of the Horae/Horæ; equivalent to the Roman goddess Pax.

    Greek
  2. 14 Irene, a main belt asteroid.

  3. A female given name from Ancient Greek, in regular use since the 19th century.

  4. A city and town in South Dakota, United States.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French Irène, from Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirḗnē, “peace”), name of a goddess of peace, of early Christian saints, and of an 8th-century Byzantine empress. Doublet of Eirini.

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