Zephyr

griechische Gottheit

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Within Vinony's link graph, Zephyr is referenced by 725 other articles, and connects out to Eris, Oxford University Press and Homer.

It sits within the topics Anemoi, Children of Gaia and Cupid and Psyche.

Its subject is documented across 43 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Deity.type: Greek
Deity.image: Affreschi_romani_-_pompei_-_nozze_zefiro_e_clori_particolare.JPG
Deity.caption: Zephyrus on an antique fresco in Pompeii
Deity.god_of: God of the West Wind
Deity.Roman_equivalent: Favonius
Deity.name: Zephyrus
Deity.abode: Sky
Deity.animals: Horse, swan
Deity.script_name: Greek
Deity.consort: Iris or Chloris/Flora or Podarge
Deity.children: Pothos, Balius and Xanthus, Carpus, tigers
Deity.parents: Astraeus and Eos
Deity.siblings: Winds (Boreas, Eurus, and Notus), Eosphorus, the Stars, Memnon, Emathion, Astraea

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: Anemoi
Gender: male
Spouse: Iris
Father: Astraeus
Mother: Eos
Sibling: Notus
Image: William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905) - Flora And Zephyr (1875).jpg

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Commons category: Zephyrus
unmarried partner: Podarge
name in native language: Ζέφυρος
worshipped by: Ancient Greek religion

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Zephyr (auch Zephyros „Zephir“ oder Zephyrus, altgriechisch Ζέφυρος Zéphyros, deutsch ‚der vom Berge Kommende‘) ist einer der Anemoi, eine Windgottheit aus der griechischen Mythologie, die den (milden) Westwind verkörpert. In der Antike wurde Zephyr als Frühlingsbote und „Reifer der Saaten“ verehrt.

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