Eirene (goddess)
| Eirene / Irene | |
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Goddess of peace | |
| Member of The Pax |
Eirene or Irene (Pax.
Cult
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[2] of the famous sculptor Praxiteles. It was acclaimed by the Athenians, who depicted it on vases and coins.[3]
Although the statue is now lost, it was copied in marble by the Romans; one of the best surviving copies is in the
Napoleon I. Following Napoleon's fall, the statue was bought by Ludwig I of Bavaria.[4]
References
- Pre-Greekorigin is very probable, principally because of the ending
- ^ Robertson, Martin (1981). A Shorter History of Greek Art. Cambridge University Press. p. 138.
[Praxiteles' father's name is not recorded,] but, given Greek practice of handing down names and crafts in the family, it is likely that if not Praxiteles' father, he was a relation.
- ^ ISBN 978-3-406-56508-3.
- ^ Robinson, Edward (1892). Catalogue of Casts Part III Greek and Roman Sculpture. Houghton, Mifflin & Co. p. 222.
External links
Media related to Eirene at Wikimedia Commons
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