?752–803 ad, Byzantine ruler (780–90, 792–97, joint ruler with her son Constantine VI; 797–802). She is venerated as a saint in the Greek Orthodox Church
2. Greek mythology
the goddess of peace
Irene in American English
( for 1, aɪˈrin ; or, esp. ; British aɪˈrini; for 2, aɪˈrini)
noun
1.
a feminine name
2. Greek Mythology
the goddess of peace, daughter of Zeus and Themis: identified with the Roman Pax
Word origin
< Fr or L: Fr Irène < L Irene < Gr Eirēnē, lit., peace