Eirene, or Irene (pronounced I-ree-nee; Greek for peace; the Roman equivalent was Pax), was the personification of peace and wealth, and of the season of spring (late spring was the usual war campaign season in Greece, when peace was most at risk). She was depicted as a beautiful young woman carrying a cornucopia, scepter and a torch or rhyton. Eirene was one of three Horai, goddesses of the seasons and the keepers of the gates of heaven. Her sisters were Eunomia (Order or Good-Pasture) and Dike (Justice).