Boreas
the ancient Greek personification of the north wind.
Historical Examples
Anabasis Xenophon
Christianity As A Mystical Fact Rudolf Steiner
Marion Fay Anthony Trollope
Ben Burton W. H. G. Kingston
Ben Burton W. H. G. Kingston
Handy Andy, Volume 2 (of 2) Samuel Lover
1000 Mythological Characters Briefly Described Edward S. Ellis
The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure Rex Beach
Marion Fay Anthony Trollope
Flora Lyndsay Susanna Moodie
noun
(Greek myth) the god personifying the north wind
Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study
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