Anemoi
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In ancient Greek religion and myth, the Anemoi were wind gods who were each ascribed a cardinal direction from which their respective winds came, and were each associated with various nature, seasons
Wind rose of ancient Greece, created by the scholar Adamantios Korais around 1796
Tower of the Winds in ancient Athens, part of the frieze depicting the Greek wind gods Boreas (north wind, on the left) and Skiron (northwesterly wind, on the right)
Zephyrus on an antique fresco in Pompeii
Zephyrus and Hyacinth; Attic red-figure cup from Tarquinia, c. 480 BCE, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Zephyrus
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In Greek mythology and religion, Zephyrus, also spelled in English as Zephyr, is the god and personification of the West wind, one of the several wind gods, the Anemoi. The son of Eos and Astraeus, Ze
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…according to the Greek poet Hesiod. Of the four chief Anemoi, Boreas (Aquilo in Roman mythology) is the north wind and bringer of cold winter air, Zephyrus (Favonius in Latin) is the west wind and bringer of light spring and early-summer breezes, and Notus (Auster in Latin) is the south wind and bringer…
Zephyr and Flora, c. 1720, by Antonio Corradini, Victoria and Albert Museum.
Zephyrus with Chloris in Primavera by Sandro Botticelli, ca. 1470s–1480s, oil on canvas.
Zephyrus relief from the Tower of the Winds, Athens.