🌬️ Gentle west wind 🦋 A butterfly genus 👦 A male name 🧑‍🦱 Greek wind god

Zephyrus

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A gentle west wind often mentioned in poems and stories

noun
/ˈzɛfərəs/

Literature

: céfiro

In ancient Greece, Zephyrus was revered as the gentle west wind.

Examples

Artists often depict Zephyrus as a youthful figure blowing gentle winds.
In the ancient poem, Zephyrus brought the promise of spring to the land.
A soft Zephyrus cooled the garden as the sun set behind the hills.
The poet described Zephyrus as a soft breeze that brings spring.
In the ancient poem, Zephyrus brought the promise of spring to the land.
A soft Zephyrus cooled the garden as the sun set behind the hills.
In ancient Greece, Zephyrus was revered as the gentle west wind.

Synonyms

Zephyr

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Literature

4 9.9

A Greek god of the west wind who brings gentle spring breezes

is a poetic personification of the west wind rather than a specific deity

zephyr

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A soft, mild breeze that feels cool and pleasant

is the specifically western breeze often named and personified in poetry

west wind

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A wind that blows from the west to the east

is a gentle western breeze often treated as a literary figure

wester

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A wind that blows from the west toward the east

is more poetic and personified than this neutral meteorological term

Surface Forms

Zephyrus singular

Zephyri plural

Etymology

Zephyrus comes from the Greek name for the 'west wind' and is the source of the English word zephyr, which means a light, gentle breeze. So when writers use Zephyrus, they mean the soft west wind that brings spring.