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In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Eurus () is the god and personification of the east wind, although sometimes he is also said to be southeast specifically. He is one of the four principal wind gods, the Anemoi, alongside his brothers Boreas (north wind), Zephyrus (west wind) and Notus (south wind).
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Greek
- Deity.image
- Eurus (The god of the east wind).jpg
- Deity.caption
- Eurus on a mosaic from Antioch.
- Deity.god_of
- God of the East Wind
- Deity.Roman_equivalent
- Vulturnus
- Deity.name
- Eurus
- Deity.abode
- Sky
- Deity.script_name
- Greek
- Deity.parents
- Astraeus and Eos
- Deity.siblings
- Winds (Boreas, Notus, and Zephyrus), Eosphorus, the Stars, Memnon, Emathion, Astraea
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Attributes and family
- Mythology
- ''Odyssey''
- Other appearances
- Cult
- Vulturnus
- Genealogy
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Eurus () is the god and personification of the east wind, although sometimes he is also said to be southeast specifically. He is one of the four principal wind gods, the Anemoi, alongside his brothers Boreas (north wind), Zephyrus (west wind) and Notus (south wind).
Eurus is featured rarely in ancient literature and art, mostly appearing together with his three brothers as part of a whole if at all, and virtually has no individual mythology of his own. Often he is excluded from the group entirely, leaving Boreas, Zephyrus and Notus to represent the Anemoi. His Roman equivalent is the god Vulturnus.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Euros” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.