BOREAS

Boreas

(noun) (Greek mythology) the god who personified the north wind; “Boreas was pictured as bearded and powerful and winged and draped against the cold”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Boreas

(Greek god) The god of the North Wind.

(poetic) The north wind personified.

Hypernyms

• Anemoi

Coordinate terms

• Boreas/Septentrio/Aquilon (north), Notos/Auster (south), Eurus/Subsolanus (east), Zephyr/Zephyrus/Favonius (west)

Anagrams

• sea orb

Etymology

Noun

boreas (plural boreases)

(obsolete, poetic) The north wind.

Synonyms

• northerly

Antonyms

• auster

• southerly

Anagrams

• sea orb

Source: Wiktionary


Bo"re*as, n. Etym: [L. boreas, Gr. .]

Definition: The north wind; -- usually a personification.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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