Definitions for zephyrus
zephyrus

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Zephyrusnoun

   The Ancient Greek god of the west wind, supposed to be the gentlest of the winds and the messenger of spring.

2. Etymology: Ζέφυρος

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Zephyr, Zephyrusnoun

   The west wind; and poetically any calm soft wind.

   Etymology: zephyrus, Latin.

   They are as gentle
   As zephyrs blowing b low the violet. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.

   Zephyr, you shall see a youth with a merry countenance, holding in his hand a swan with wings displayed, as about to sing. Henry Peacham, on Drawing.

   Forth rush the levent and the ponent winds,
   Eurus and Zephyr. John Milton.

   Mild as when Zephyrus on Flora breathes. John Milton.

   Their every musick wakes,
   Whence blending all the sweeten’d zephyr springs. James Thomson.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. zephyrus

   In ancient Greek religion and myth, the Anemoi (Greek: Ἄνεμοι, "Winds") were wind gods who were each ascribed a cardinal direction from which their respective winds came (see Classical compass winds), and were each associated with various seasons and weather conditions. They were the progeny of the goddess of the dawn Eos and her husband Astraeus.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Zephyrusnoun

   the west wind, or zephyr; -- usually personified, and made the most mild and gentle of all the sylvan deities

2. Etymology: [L. See Zephyr.]

WikidataRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Zephyrus

   A west wind is a wind that blows from the west, in an eastward direction. In Western tradition, it has usually been considered the mildest and most favorable of the directional winds. In Greek mythology, Zephyrus was the personification of the west wind and the bringer of light spring and early summer breezes; his Roman equivalent was Favonius. In the myth of Cupid and Psyche, Zephyrus was the attendant of Cupid, who brought Psyche to his master's palace. Geoffrey Chaucer wrote of the "swete breth" of Zephryus, and a soft, gentle breeze may be referred to as a zephyr, as in Shakespeare's Cymbeline: "They are as gentle / As zephyrs blowing below the violet, / Not wagging his sweet head." In his novel Fifth Business, renowned Canadian author Robertson Davies makes reference to "the zephyr of May" when describing the warm breeze that comes off the lake.

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Zephyrus

   a personification in the Greek mythology of the West Wind, and in love with Flora.

How to pronounce zephyrus?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of zephyrus in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of zephyrus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Zephyrus
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=zephyrus
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zephyrus
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zephyrus
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=zephyrus
6. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Zephyrus