Byzantine Empress
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queensthiefI don't know if this has ever been mentioned before, but I remember a post on the meaning of some names a while back. I was searching for names for a story on Behind The Name and I came across this for Irene.
IRENE
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Italian, Scandinavian, Finnish, German, Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Pronounced: IE-reen (English), ee-RE-nu (German) [key]
From the Greek Ειρηνη (Eirene) which meant "peace". Irene was the Greek goddess of peace, one of the ‘Ωραι (Horai). Another famous bearer was an 8th-century Byzantine empress, the first woman to lead the Empire. She originally served as regent for her son, but later had him killed and ruled alone.
So I went and searched for the empress on Wikipedia but I'm not too sure how to put a link in a post so I'll just put the address.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine_empress_Irene
Just thought I'd share it with you all in case it's never been brought up before.
IRENE
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Italian, Scandinavian, Finnish, German, Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Pronounced: IE-reen (English), ee-RE-nu (German) [key]
From the Greek Ειρηνη (Eirene) which meant "peace". Irene was the Greek goddess of peace, one of the ‘Ωραι (Horai). Another famous bearer was an 8th-century Byzantine empress, the first woman to lead the Empire. She originally served as regent for her son, but later had him killed and ruled alone.
So I went and searched for the empress on Wikipedia but I'm not too sure how to put a link in a post so I'll just put the address.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine_empress_Irene
Just thought I'd share it with you all in case it's never been brought up before.
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Date: 4/4/07 03:20 pm (UTC)Irene, hon, you had a lot to live up to, huh?
Just be glad you got the Horrific Deed done early in life, and it has nothing to do with your son's murder... sheesh.
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Date: 4/6/07 01:32 pm (UTC)