writes that Zephyrus is the son of the goddess Gaia (the mother earth). The father, if one exists at all, is not named. In Greek tradition, Zephyrus became...
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Zephyrus (Greek: Ζέφυρος), according to the apocryphal Letter to Aristotle 14, was the soldier, who brought Alexander the Great a helmet full of water...
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usually paired with Notus, the south wind, like Zephyrus is paired with Boreas. Like Notus and unlike Zephyrus/Boreas, Eurus has little to no mythology of...
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Bloc Party (redirect from Zephyrus (Bloc Party song))
Bloc Party are an English rock band that was formed in London in 1999 by co-founders Kele Okereke (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, sampler) and Russell...
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twilight. In Hesiod's Theogony, Astraeus and Eos produce the winds—namely Zephyrus, Boreas, and Notus, with the fourth one, Eurus, being included as his son...
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Asus (redirect from Asus Zephyrus)
ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (/ˈeɪsuːs/, /eɪˈsuːs/, /ɑːˈ-/, /əˈ-/; ASUSTeK for short), doing business as Asus (stylized as ASUS), is a Taiwanese multinational...
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the first, he and Zephyrus discuss the woes of the Argive princess Io at the hands of Zeus and Hera, while in the second Zephyrus enthusiastically describes...
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as Notus (Νότος). But two more winds – Eurus (Εὖρος) from the east and Zephyrus (Ζέφυρος) from the west – were added soon enough. The etymology of the...
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Lasioglossum zephyrus females become either mated egg-layers or workers who forage, guard, and make cells. In a typical Lasioglossum zephyrus colony, the...
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European tradition, a zephyr is a light wind or a west wind, named after Zephyrus, the Greek god or personification of the west wind. Zephyr may also refer...
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of the myth holds Zephyrus responsible for the death of Hyacinthus. Jealous that Hyacinthus preferred the radiant Apollo, Zephyrus blew Apollo's quoit...
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stray discus throws. The discus throw was encouraged by Apollo's rival, Zephyrus, jealous of his affair with Hyacinth. A grief-stricken Apollo then causes...
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the directional winds. In ancient Greek mythology and religion, the god Zephyrus was the personification of the west wind and the bringer of light spring...
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pitcher of water for the gods. Iris was traditionally seen as the consort of Zephyrus, the god of the west wind and one of the four Anemoi, by whom she is the...
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match Chloris and Zephyrus on the other side of the painting. In a different interpretation the Earthy carnal love represented by Zephyrus to the right is...
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Through the Deep, Dark Valley; Dear Wormwood; Notos; Eurus; Boreas; and Zephyrus; as well as a Christmas EP: The Oh Hellos' Family Christmas Album. The...
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the two horses (Balius and Xanthus) of Achilles sired by the West Wind Zephyrus while according to Nonnus, Xanthus and Podarkes, horses of the Athenian...
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the American version. The first king of Zephyrus (labelled as Zebulos in the international manuals), El Zephyrus (El Zebulos internationally) had led his...
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Progomphus zephyrus is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is endemic to the Dominican Republic. Its natural habitats are subtropical or...
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scheduled to perform works by Gustav Mahler and Franz Liszt. The Ensamble Zephyrus is a quintet of members of the Orquesta Sinfónica de la Universidad de...
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propeller, high-wing airplane. The Zephyrus is designed to compete in the Kremer prize sport competition. The PSU Zephyrus was developed to compete in the...
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immortal horses, the offspring of the harpy Podarge and the West wind, Zephyrus. In other traditions, Poseidon is the father of Xanthus along with another...
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Red-figure Greek illustration of intercrural sex between a winged god (Eros or Zephyrus) and a youth (perhaps Hyacinthus)...
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Anemoi (Ancient Greek wind gods): Boreas, Afer Ventus (Africus), Eurus, and Zephyrus. The song was released as the lead single from the album on 7 October 1991...
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'swift-foot') is a harpy, a personification of a swift wind and mate of Zephyrus, the West Wind. She is the mother of Balius and Xanthus — two divine horses...
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Favonius saphirinus (redirect from Zephyrus pedius)
Synonyms Thecla saphirina Staudinger, 1887 Neozephirus saphirinus Zephyrus immaculatus Watari, 1935 Zephyrus pedius Leech, 1894 Chrysozephyrus pedius...
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Corporation Agrees to Acquire Zephyrus Biosciences, Inc" (Press release). PR Newswire. March 21, 2016. "Bio-Techne Acquires Zephyrus Biosciences". genengnews...
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more widely. The name comes from Greek mythology: Hyacinth was killed by Zephyrus, the god of the west wind, jealous of his love for Apollo. He then transformed...
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believed to have dwelt in the Elysian Fields. Chloris was abducted by Zephyrus, the god of the west wind (which, as Ovid himself points out, was a parallel...
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