InGreek mythology,Eirene (/aɪˈriːni/;Ancient Greek:Εἰρήνη,romanized: Eirḗnē,lit. 'Peace',Ancient Greek pronunciation:[eːrɛ̌ːnɛː]) orIrene, was a daughter ofPoseidon andMelanthea, daughter ofAlpheus. She gave her name to Eirene, a small island near thePeloponnese.^[1] The island was later called Anthedonia and Hypereia, but eventually received the nameCalauria after Calaurus, who was also a son of Poseidon.

• Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus,Moralia with an English Translation by Frank Cole Babbitt. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1936.Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.Greek text available from the same website.

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