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Zephyrus relief from the Tower of the Winds, Athens. Zephyrus, along with his brother Boreas, is one of the most prominent of the Anemoi; they are frequently mentioned together by poets, and along with a third brother, Notus (the south wind) they were seen as the three useful and favourable winds (the east wind, Eurus, seen as bad omen). [1]
Relief of Boreas in the Tower of the Winds, Athens. In some versions of Hyacinthus's story, Boreas supplants his brother Zephyrus as the wind-god that bore a one-sided love for the beautiful Spartan prince, who preferred Apollo over him. [10] In other accounts, Boreas was the father of Butes (by another woman) and the lover of the nymph Pitys ...
Zephyrus on an antique fresco in Pompeii Zephyrus and Hyacinth; Attic red-figure cup from Tarquinia, c. 480 BCE, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Zephyr and Flora, c. 1720, by Antonio Corradini, Victoria and Albert Museum. Zephyrus (Gk. Ζέφυρος [Zéphyros]), [5] sometimes shortened in English to Zephyr, is the Greek god of the west wind. The ...
The peoples of early Greece reportedly conceived of only two winds – the winds from the north, known as Boreas (Βορέας), and the winds from the south, known as Notus (Νότος). [18] But two more winds – Eurus (Εὖρος) from the east and Zephyrus (Ζέφυρος) from the west – were added soon enough.
Usually named as Boreas (Βορέας) god of the north wind and of winter, Eurus (Εύρος), god of the unlucky east or southeast wind, Notus (Νότος) god of the south wind, and Zephyrus (Ζέφυρος), god of the west wind; Gaia (Γαῖα). Personification of the Earth (Mother Earth); mother of the Titans. Helios (Ἥλιος). God ...
The Oh Hellos are an American indie folk rock duo formed in 2011 in San Marcos, Texas, consisting of siblings Tyler and Maggie Heath. [2] They remain an independent band, with eight releases: The Oh Hellos; Through the Deep, Dark Valley; Dear Wormwood; Notos; Eurus; Boreas; and Zephyrus; as well as a Christmas EP: The Oh Hellos' Family Christmas Album.
Boreas/Aquilon – The god of the north wind and winter. He is first seen in The Lost Hero where Jason, Piper, and Leo ask for assistance. He has two immortal children called the Boreads and is the father of Khione. Khione – The goddess of snow who is the daughter of Boreas and sister of the Boreads.
Chloris was abducted by Zephyrus, the god of the west wind (which, as Ovid himself points out, was a parallel to the story of his brother Boreas and Orithyia), who transformed her into a deity known as Flora after they were married. Together, they have a son, named Karpos.