Irene, Byzantine empress

Irene (īrē`nē), c.750–803, Byzantine empress (797–802). She served (780–90) as regent for her son, Constantine VI Constantine VI, b. c.770, Byzantine emperor (780–97), son and successor of Leo IV. His mother, Irene , was regent until 790, when she was deposed by a military revolt. Constantine recalled her in 792 and made her joint ruler.
..... Click the link for more information. , and later was made (792) joint ruler. Devoted to the Orthodox Church, she bent most of her efforts to suppressing iconoclasm iconoclasm (īkŏn`ōklăzəm) [Gr.,=image breaking], opposition to the religious use of images.
..... Click the link for more information. . In 797 Irene had her son deposed and blinded, and she ascended the throne. Her accession served as pretext for Charlemagne Charlemagne (Charles the Great or Charles I) (shär`ləmān) [O.Fr.
..... Click the link for more information. to be crowned emperor in 800. Irene was deposed in 802 and died in exile.

Bibliography

See C. Diehl, Byzantine Portraits (1906; tr. 1927).

Irene, in Greek religion and mythology

Irene, in Greek religion and mythology: see Horae Horae (hō`rē), in Greek religion and mythology, goddesses of the seasons; daughters of Zeus and Themis.
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Irene

(fl. 3rd century) ministered to St. Sebastian, who was wounded by arrows. [Christian Hagiog.: Hall, 162]

See : Nursing

Irene

goddess of peace and conciliation. [Gk. Myth.: Espy, 21]

See : Peace

The tragedy called Irene which Johnson had brought with him to London was at length after twelve years produced by Garrick, who had by that time become a famous actor.

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1928, and it was in the same year that he formed the disastrous love attachment for Irene Tackley.

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It was not that he felt any emotion akin to love for Irene Adler.

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