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πŸ‘€ Boreas

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  • Information
    personification of the north wind
    Gender
    Male
    Appearance and powers
    Has hybrid form
    Experiences
    Undergoes metamorphosis
    Son of
    πŸ‘€ Eos personification of the dawnπŸ‘€ Astraios son of Creios and Eurybia
    Descendant of
    πŸ‘€ Theia Titan
    Father of
    πŸ‘€ Zetes ArgonautπŸ‘€ Calais ArgonautπŸ‘€ Cleopatra (Thracian) wife of PhineusπŸ‘€ Chione (d. of Boreas) daughter of BoreasπŸ‘€ Loxo brings offering to Delos from the far northπŸ‘€ Hecaerge brings offering to Delos from the far northπŸ‘€ Opis brings offering to Delos from the far northπŸ‘€ Hyrpax character in Ps-Plutarch's On RiversπŸ‘€ Boutes (Thracian) son of BoreasπŸ‘€ Lycourgos (Thracian II) son of BoreasπŸ‘₯ the Horses of Laomedon owned by Laomedon, claimed by Heracles
    Husband of
    πŸ‘€ Oreithyia (Athenian) daughter of Erechtheus, abducted by Boreas
    Has children with
    πŸ‘€ Oreithyia (Athenian) daughter of Erechtheus, abducted by BoreasπŸ‘€ Chione (d. of Arcturos) character in Ps-Plutarch's On RiversπŸ‘₯ the Mares of Erichthonios
    Cult sites
    🌍 Arcadia region in the Peloponnese🌍 River Ilissos (Athens) river in Athens
    Related entities
    πŸ‘€ Calais ArgonautπŸ‘€ Zetes ArgonautπŸ‘₯ the Argonauts sailors on the ArgoπŸ‘€ Pandion (Thracian) son of PhineusπŸ‘€ Phineus (Thracian) blind prophet tormented by the HarpiesπŸ‘€ Plexippos (s. of Phineus) son of Phineus🌍 Salmydessos (Thrace) city in ThraceπŸ‘€ Oreithyia (Athenian) daughter of Erechtheus, abducted by Boreas🌍 River Ilissos (Athens) river in AthensπŸ‘€ Chione (d. of Boreas) daughter of BoreasπŸ‘€ Cleopatra (Thracian) wife of PhineusπŸ‘€ Astraios son of Creios and EurybiaπŸ‘€ Eos personification of the dawnπŸ‘€ Zephyr personification of the west windπŸ‘€ Notos personification of the south windπŸ‘€ Eosphoros personification of the morning star, 'dawn-bringer'🌍 Thrace (N. Greece) region of northern GreeceπŸ‘₯ the Horses of Laomedon owned by Laomedon, claimed by Heracles🌍 the Troad region around TroyπŸ‘₯ the Mares of ErichthoniosπŸ‘€ Achilles greatest Greek hero at Troy, leader of the Myrmidon contingentπŸ‘€ Iris personification of the rainbow, messenger of the godsπŸ‘€ Patroclos (Myrmidon) son of Menoitios, Myrmidon fighter killed by Hector at Troy, close companion of Achilles🌍 the Beach of Troy at Troy🌍 Arcadia region in the PeloponneseπŸ‘€ Mousaios (Athenian) Athenian poet and prophet🌍 River Strymon (Thrace) river in ThraceπŸ‘€ Ares Olympian godπŸ‘€ Hera Olympian goddessπŸ‘€ Leto mother of Artemis and Apollo🌍 Mount Haimos (Thrace) mountain range in ThraceπŸ‘€ Opis brings offering to Delos from the far northπŸ‘€ Hecaerge brings offering to Delos from the far northπŸ‘€ Loxo brings offering to Delos from the far north🌍 Attica region of the Greek mainland🌍 Mount Caucasos (Pontos) mountain range east of the Black SeaπŸ‘€ Chione (d. of Arcturos) character in Ps-Plutarch's On RiversπŸ‘€ Hyrpax character in Ps-Plutarch's On Rivers🌍 the Bed of Boreas (alt. Caucasos) alternative name for Mt Caucasos in Ps-PlutarchπŸ›οΈ the Cave of Boreas (Scythia) location in Ps-Plutarch's On RiversπŸ‘₯ the Hyperboreans mythical people of the far northπŸ‘€ Boutes (Thracian) son of BoreasπŸ‘€ Lycourgos (Thracian II) son of Boreas🌍 Athens (Attica) city in Attica🌍 the Land of the Cicones (Thrace) territory of the Cicones, in coastal ThraceπŸ‘€ Erechtheus son of Pandion, king of AthensπŸ‘€ Theia TitanπŸ‘€ Euros personification of the east windπŸ‘€ Aiolos (lord of winds) king of the island of Aiolia, controls the winds🌍 the Land of the Bistones (Thrace) territory in Thrace
    Mentioned by
    πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 1.9.16πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 1.9.21πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 3.15.1πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 3.15.2πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 3.15.3πŸ“– Dionysios, Periegesis 423-425πŸ“– Hesiod, Theogony 378-382πŸ“– Hesiod, Works & Days 504-508πŸ“– Homer, Iliad 9.1-9.8πŸ“– Homer, Iliad 20.215-20.240πŸ“– Homer, Iliad 23.193-23.216πŸ“– Pausanias 1.19.5πŸ“– Pausanias 1.38.2πŸ“– Pausanias 5.19.1-5.19.6πŸ“– Pausanias 8.36.6πŸ“– Pausanias 1.22.7πŸ“– Heracleitos, On Unbelievable Stories 28πŸ“– Palaiphatos, On Unbelievable Stories 22πŸ“– Callimachus, Hymn to Delos 11-27πŸ“– Callimachus, Hymn to Delos 55-74πŸ“– Callimachus, Hymn to Delos 275-299πŸ“– Lucian, The Lover of Lies 3πŸ“– Lucian, The Dance 40πŸ“– Pindar, Pythian 4 169-202πŸ“– Ps-Plutarch, On Rivers 5πŸ“– Ps-Plutarch, On Rivers 14πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 2.47.1-2.47.6πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 4.43.3-4.44.6πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 5.50.1-5.50.7πŸ“– Strabo 7.3.1πŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 6.675-6.721πŸ“– Ovid, Amores 1.6πŸ“– Callimachus, Aetia fr. 110 HarderπŸ“– Callimachus, Hecale fr. 86 HollisπŸ“– Callimachus, Hecale fr. 87 HollisπŸ“– Ion of Chios, Tragedies FragTrag fr. 22-38 = fr. 17a-33, 59 Snell-KannichtπŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 7.690-7.758πŸ“– Sophocles, Antigone 929-987πŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 7.1-7.73πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 1.2.4πŸ“– Ovid, Heroides 11πŸ“– Ovid, Heroides 16.213-16.378πŸ“– Ovid, Heroides 18
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, LibraryDionysios, PeriegesisHesiod, TheogonyHesiod, Works & DaysHomer, IliadPausaniasHeracleitos, On Unbelievable StoriesPalaiphatos, On Unbelievable StoriesCallimachus, Hymn to DelosLucian, The Lover of LiesLucian, The DancePindar, Pythian 4Ps-Plutarch, On RiversDiodoros, LibraryStraboOvid, MetamorphosesOvid, AmoresCallimachus, AetiaCallimachus, HecaleIon of Chios, TragediesSophocles, AntigoneOvid, Heroides
    Mentioned in citation of
    πŸ“– Onomacritos fr. 5 d'AgostinoπŸ“– Dionysios Scytobrachion fr. 18 RustenπŸ“– Sophocles fr. 956 RadtπŸ“– Plato, Phaidros 229-230
    Depictions
    🎨 Attic Red-Figure Pelike attributed to the group of Polygnotos (Otago E48.220; Beazley 213767)🎨 Attic Red-Figure Hydria attributed to the Christie Painter (Benaki 31115; Beazley 41133)🎨 Boiotian Red-Figure Skyphos attributed to the Argos Painter (NAM 12472)
    Reported depictions
    🎨 Wooden Chest of Cypselos (LIMC Achilleus 205)
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