Basics
Class: S-type asteroid
Location: Main belt
Orbit length (approx): 4.16 years
Discovered: 20th May 1851 at 01:09 UTC, from London, UK, by John Russell Hind
Notes: Large asteroid with axial tilt close to 90 degrees.
Events at time of discovery:
- May 1 – The Great Exhibition opened
- Mid-May to mid-July – Great Flood of 1851, midwestern US
- May 18 – Birth of Simon Kahquados, Potawatomi political activist
- May 20 – Birth of Emile Berliner, German-born American telephone and recording pioneer
Naming information
Name origin: Greek goddess of peace and the season of spring. Naming was in part related to the Great Exhibition, which was taking place at the time.
Mythology: Eirene was one of the three Horai (Horae), deities of the seasons and keepers of the gates of heaven. Her sisters were Eunomia (Good Order) and Dike (Justice). Eirene's name is the Greek word for peace (eirênê) but it is also closely connected with the word for spring (eiar, eiarinos). She is sometimes depicted holding Ploutos, the god of wealth, as a baby in her arms.
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| Detail of Eirene (Peace) carrying Ploutos (Wealth), Roman copy after a Greek votive statue by Kephisodotos (ca. 370 BC) which stood on the agora in Athens. Photo by Bibi Saint-Pol. |
Astrological data
Discovery degree: 1+ Sagittarius
Discovery Sabian: White-Capped Waves Display the Power of Wind over Sea
Discovery nodal signature: Gemini-Capricorn
Estimated orbital resonances: Ceres 10:9, Jupiter 17:6, Uranus 20:1
Discovery chart details: Disseminating phase chart with stellia in Aries and Taurus. Saturn was square the Nodes with the Sun sextile the North Node and Sedna trine; Venus was semi-square Neptune. Mars, Pholus and Eris formed a minor T-square.
Summary and references
Interpretations offered so far emphasise display (as of items for sale)[1] and Eirene's position as one of the three seasons[2]. Certainly there is much in the correspondences to suggest spring and all the potential it contains, and new beginnings.
References:1) Amable: (14) Irene
2) Neptune's Aura Astrology: Eunomia 15, Irene 14 & Dike 99
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| Discovery chart for (14) Irene: 20th May 1851, 01:09 UTC, London, UK. |
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