Eurus
God of the east wind, the only one of the four Anemoi not given a specific seasonal role by Hesiod.
The Myth of Eurus
He is the forgotten wind god — the one even Hesiod could not quite place. While Boreas, Zephyrus, and Notus each had clear seasonal roles, Eurus was considered unlucky and unpredictable. Aeolus distrusted him. Ancient Greek sailors associated the east wind with storms from Persia, giving Eurus a vaguely foreign, threatening character. He was the son of Eos and Astraeus like his brothers, but received far less cult worship. When Odysseus sailed, it was often Eurus that drove ships toward unknown shores. Aristotle grouped him with the sub-winds rather than the primary four.
Parents
Eos, Astraeus
Symbols
Fun Fact
Eurus is the only major wind god who had no Roman temple dedicated specifically to him.
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Apeliotes
⚡ godWind, east
God of the east wind who brought warm rain beneficial to crops and was considered a gentle and favourable deity
Venti
🐉 creaturepersonifications
The four wind gods — Boreas, Notus, Eurus, and Zephyrus — each ruling a cardinal direction
Notus
⚡ godwind
God of the south wind, bringer of late summer storms and the hot, damp winds feared by sailors and farmers.
Boreas
⚡ godGod of the north wind
Boreas was the god of the cold north wind, bringer of winter.
Kaikias
⚡ godWind, northeast
God of the northeast wind associated with cold weather and hailstorms in the Greek wind system
Euronotus
⚡ godWind, south-southeast
God of the south-southeast wind that brought warm humid air from the eastern Mediterranean and Egypt
Zephyrus
⚡ godGod of the west wind
Zephyrus was the god of the gentle west wind, bringer of spring.
Aeolus
⚡ godwind
Keeper of the winds, appointed by Zeus to control the Anemoi from his floating island of Aeolia.
Aparctias
⚡ godWind, north
Alternative name for the god of the true north wind, sometimes distinguished from Boreas as a calmer northern breeze
Aeolus
⚡ godKeeper of the winds
Aeolus kept winds in a leather bag on his floating island.
Lips
⚡ godWind, southwest
God of the southwest wind associated with warm weather and favourable sailing conditions from Libya
Skiron
⚡ godWind, northwest
God of the northwest wind associated with the onset of winter and the cold dry air from the Adriatic