"Zephyrus" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈzɛfɪɹəs/
Etymology: From Latin zephyrus, from Ancient Greek Ζέφυρος (Zéphuros). Not related to zephirum. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|zephyrus}} Latin zephyrus, {{uder|en|grc|Ζέφυρος}} Ancient Greek Ζέφυρος (Zéphuros), {{m|la|zephirum}} zephirum Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Zephyrus
  1. (Greek mythology) The Ancient Greek god of the west wind, supposed to be the gentlest of the winds and the messenger of spring. His parents are Eos/Aurora and Astraeus, and his brothers are Boreas, Notus and Eurus, (the Anemoi), and the Astra Planeta. His wife is Chloris and their son is Karpos. His Roman counterpart is Favonius. Wikipedia link: Zephyrus Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Compass points, Greek deities, Wind Hypernyms: Anemoi, Aquilon Coordinate_terms: Boreas (english: north), Septentrio (english: north), Notos (english: south), Auster (english: south), Eurus (english: east), Subsolanus (english: east), Zephyr [West], Zephyrus [West], Favonius [West] Translations (The Ancient Greek god of the west wind): Ζέφυρος (Zéphuros) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), Zefir [masculine] (Polish), Zéfiro [masculine] (Portuguese), Зефи́р (Zefír) [masculine] (Russian), Céfiro [masculine, plural, singular] (Spanish)

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