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THE ANEMOI were the gods of the four directional winds--Boreas the North-Wind, Zephryos the West-Wind, Notos the South-Wind, and Euros the East-Wind.
There are many different gods of wind in different religions:
- Aeolus, the ruler of the winds in Greek mythology
- Amun, Egyptian god of creation and the wind
- Anemoi, the Greek wind gods Boreas, Notus, Eurus, and Zephyrus
- Ehecatl, one of the creator gods in Mesoamerican creation myths documented for pre-Columbian central Mexican cultures, such as the Aztec
- Enlil, the Mesopotamian/Sumerian god of air, wind, breadth, and loft
- Fei Lian, the Chinese wind god; Feng Bo is the human form of Fei Lian.
- Fūjin, the Japanese wind god and one of the eldest Shintogods
- Njord, in Norse mythology, is the god of the wind. There are also four dvärgar (Norse dwarves), named Norðri, Suðri, Austri and Vestri, and probably thefour stags of Yggdrasil, personify the four winds, and parallel the four Greek wind gods.
- Pazuzu, the demon of the South-West wind and son of the god Hanbi in Assyrian and Babylonian mythology
- Shu, Egyptian god of the wind and air
- Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent, was an Aztec god of wind.
- Sídhe, or Aos Sí, were the pantheon of Pre-Christian Ireland. Sídhe is usually taken as 'faery folk' but it is also Old Irish for wind or gust. [1]
- Stribog is the name of the Slavic god of winds, sky and air. He is said to be the ancestor (grandfather) of the winds of the eight directions.
- Tate, a wind god or Spirit in Lakota mythology
- Tāwhirimātea, Māori god of weather, including thunder and lightning, wind, clouds and storms
- Vayu, the Hindu God of Wind, Hanuman's father
- Venti, the Roman gods of the winds, were essentially renamed Anemoi, borrowed from the Greeks.
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∙ 15y agoThey were Boreas (north, Notus (south), Eurus (east), and Zephyrus (west). There were also names for winds from the northeast, southeast, northwest and southwest.
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Who was the four winds mother in greek mythology?
Eos was the mother of the four winds in greek mythology
Greek god of the winds?
Aeolus
Who was the Greek king of the winds?
Aeolus.
Who was Aeolus?
Aeolus was the god and ruler of the winds in Greek mythology. He lived on Aeolia island. In the Odyssey he gave Odysseus a bag of winds. the greek god of winds. roman form:aelous
What is aeolus the Greek god of winds roman and Greek name?
Same for both: Aeolus.
Who is greek god of the east winds?
Apeliotes
What are the main winds in Ireland?
The prevailing winds in Ireland are west and south west, though Ireland can get winds from all directions. There are no special names for the winds in Ireland.
Who did the Greeks call zephyr?
Zephyrus (Ζέφυρος) was one of the Winds (the winds were gods in greek mythology) and the god of the west wind.
Who was the greek god Zeus?
Zeus is the greek god of the heavens and air, and the king of gods. But NOT the god of winds who is Aeolus.
What are the names of prevailing winds in New York State?
west
What are the second names of the Greek gods and goddesses?
The ancient Greek Gods did not have second (or family) names.
Who is the roman god of wind?
In Rome, the winds were collectively called the Venti(WENN-tee). The Romans didn't place as much importance on the winds as did the Greeks, but they did have personifications for the directional winds. They were:Aquilo - the North wind. His Greek counterpart was Boreas. This god was also called Septentrino.Auster - the South wind. His Greek counterpart was Notos.Vulturnus - the East wind. His Greek counterpart was called Euros.Favonius - the West wind. This Greek Counterpart was the well known Zephuros (Later Latinized into Zephyrus). His name means "favorable" and like the Greek version, his winds were considered the most gentle.
