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The Hindu wind god, Vayu. A wind god is a god who controls the wind(s). Air deities may also be considered here as wind is nothing more than moving air. Many polytheistic religions have one or more wind gods. They may also have a separate air god or a wind god may double as an air god. Many wind gods are also linked with one of the four seasons.
Of the four chief Anemoi, Boreas (Aquilo in Roman mythology) is the north wind and bringer of cold winter air, Zephyrus (Favonius in Latin) [5] is the west wind and bringer of light spring and early-summer breezes, and Notus (Auster in Latin) is the south wind and bringer of the storms of late summer and autumn; Eurus, the southeast [6] (or ...
Okaga - Fertility spirit of the south winds. Wiyohipeyata - The wind Spirit of the west who oversees endings and nighttime occurrences. Wiyohiyanpa, or Yanpa - The wind Spirit of the east who oversees beginnings and daytime occurrences. [1] Yata - The north wind. [1] Yum - A whirlwind Spirit, child of Anog Ite. He is the Spirit of love. [1]
A desiccating wind of heat, Notus was associated with the storms of late summer and early autumn, wetness, mist, and was seen as a rain-bringer. Unlike his two more notable brothers, Boreas (the god of the north wind) and Zephyrus (the god of the west wind), Notus has little to no unique mythology of his own. His Roman equivalent is the god Auster.
The Four Winds are a group of mythical figures in Mesopotamian mythology whose names and functions correspond to four cardinal directions of wind. They were both cardinal concepts (used for mapping and understanding geographical features in relation to each other) as well as characters with personality, who could serve as antagonistic forces or helpful assistants in myths.
A south wind is a wind that originates in the south and blows in a northward direction. [1]Words used in English to describe the south wind are auster, buster (a violent south gale), föhn/foehn (alps), ghibli (Libya with various spellings), friagem (a cold south wind blowing into Brazil from the Antarctic), khamsin (a hot spring wind in Egypt, with various spellings), kona (stormy southwest ...
Today, the hawk's spiritual lessons continue to hold relevance. As Dubois puts it, "The hawk is a blessing and reminder of the guidance always available if we pay attention."
Lilû (wind) demons are the class to which Pazuzu and his subjects belong. [3] There is a connection to the earlier Babylonian personifications of The Four Winds. [12] These beings, as depicted on several cylinder seals, have wings, and each represents a different wind direction; South, East, West, and North. [12]