Boreas

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Boreas is the Greek god of the cold north wind and winter, one of the four Anemoi in ancient Greek mythology.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Boreas canonical 17
Borée 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Anemoi
Greek god
deity
associatedWith Thrace
associatedWithDirection north
associatedWithSeason winter
attribute strength
violent wind
category Greek wind gods
weather deities
child Calais
Chione
linked to: Chionê

Zetes
consort Oreithyia
linked to: Orithyia
culture Ancient Greek mythology
depictedAs bearded man
winged man
direction north wind
domain wind
winter
epithet Thracian wind
linked to: Anemoi
gender male
hasRomanEquivalent Aquilo
Septentrio
languageOfName Ancient Greek
mentionedIn Athenian local cult myths
works of Herodotus
mythEvent destruction of the Persian fleet at Artemisium
mythRole protector of Athens
nameMeaning north wind
oneOf four Anemoi
opposedBy east wind Eurus
south wind Notus
linked to: Notus

west wind Zephyrus
linked to: Anemoi
parent Astraeus
Eos
residence Thrace
sibling Eurus
Notus
Zephyrus
linked to: Anemoi
symbol cold
storm
winter
worshipPlace Athens

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eos offspring Boreas
Astraeus offspring Boreas
Mont Mézenc hasNearbyLocality Borée
linked to: Boreas
Tower of the Winds depicts Boreas
Ἠώς offspring Boreas
Eurus sibling Boreas
Eumolpos grandfather Boreas
Les Boréades character Borée
linked to: Boreas
Notus sibling Boreas
Notus contrastedWith Boreas
Anemoi include Boreas
Zetes hasFather Boreas
Zetes hasParent Boreas
Zetes associatedWithDeity Boreas
Zetes hasRelative Boreas
Calais childOf Boreas
Pitys pursuedBy Boreas
Pitys relatedDeity Boreas
Eumolpus grandfather Boreas