Boreas
godΒορέας
God of the north wind
Boreas was the god of the cold north wind, bringer of winter.
The Myth
Boreas dwelt in Thrace. He abducted the Athenian princess Orithyia and fathered the winged Argonauts Zetes and Calais. When the Persian fleet was wrecked at Artemisium in 480 BC, Athens credited Boreas and built him a temple.
Parents
Astraeus and Eos
Children
Zetes, Calais, Khione
Symbols
wingsconch shellcloakicy breath
Fun Fact
The aurora borealis takes its name from Boreas (north) and Aurora/Eos (dawn).
Words We Inherited
English words and phrases that trace back to this myth: