Boreas

[ bawr-ee-uh s, bohr- ]

/ ˈbɔr i əs, ˈboʊr- /

the ancient Greek personification of the north wind.

Compare Aquilo.

Example sentences from the Web for boreas

The “Boreas” had a short time before this been despatched to Macao for the protection of the China trade.

Ben Burton |W. H. G. Kingston
Here Santa pretended to be very gruff himself, but Boreas saw through it.

Prince Lazybones and Other Stories |Mrs. W. J. Hays
Boreas, the god of the north wind, and son of the Titan Astræus and of Aurora.

The Nuttall Encyclopaedia |Edited by Rev. James Wood
Boreas, Aquilo, and Corus are the destructive winds, and are terrible in appearance.

'Round the Year in Myth and Song |Florence Holbrook

Here one of the seers suggested to them to do sacrifice to Boreas, and sacrifice was done.

Anabasis |Xenophon

Boreas

/ (ˈbɔːrɪəs) /

Greek myth the god personifying the north wind

C14: via Latin from Greek