Anemoi
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thumb|Wind rose of ancient Greece, created by the scholar [[Adamantios Korais around 1796]]
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thumb|Wind rose of ancient Greece, created by the scholar [[Adamantios Korais around 1796]]
In ancient Greek religion and myth, the Anemoi () were wind gods who were each ascribed a cardinal direction from which their respective winds came (see Classical compass winds), and were each associated with various nature, seasons and weather conditions. They were the progeny of the goddess of the dawn Eos and her husband, the god of the dusk, Astraeus.
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