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Eirenē

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Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

One of the three Horae (Hours or Seasons), personifying peace, good order, and the prosperity of spring. Daughter of Zeus and Themis, she represents civic harmony and abundance.

Detailed Definition
Eirenē (“Peace”) is a daughter of Zeus and Themis, representing social harmony and agricultural abundance. She is often depicted with Ploutos (Wealth). Poets invoke Eirenē to celebrate civic tranquility, the fruits of justice, and the ideal state in panegyric, hymnal, or political poetry.
Example
Example in poetry:
Eirenē, one of the Horae (goddesses of peace), appears in Hesiod and Pindar; Poets use Eirenē to symbolize civic harmony or seasonal calm; In Aristophanes’ Peace, she’s a central figure—ideal for political allegory; “Eirenē’s olive branch” evokes truce imagery; She contrasts with war’s chaos in didactic verse.
Additional Notes
Eirenē (“Peace”), one of the Horae (with Eunomia and Dike), personifies not just absence of war but agricultural and social flourishing. She appears in Hesiod and Aristophanes’ Peace, where she’s rescued from a cave. Roman poets like Horace adapt her as Pax. In poetry, Eirenē symbolizes golden-age harmony—ideal for political or pastoral visions of stability and abundance.
Also Known As
Irene Eirene
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