THE ANEMOI were the gods of the four directional winds--Boreas the North-Wind, ZephryosNotos the South-Wind, and Euros the East-Wind. They were closely connected with the seasons : Boreas was the cold breath of winter, Zephyros the god of spring breezes, and Notos the god of summer rain-storms. the West-Wind.
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| Z50.7A ZEPHYRUS AS SPRING |
The Wind-Gods were represented as either winged, man-shaped gods, or horse-like divinities, which grazed the shores of the river Okeanos or were stabled in the caverns of Aiolos Hippotades, "the Horse-Reiner," king of the winds.
Z50.7B NOTOS
AS SUMMER
Homer and Hesiod distinguish the four seasonal Anemoi (Winds) from the Anemoi Thuellai, (Storms-Winds and Hurricanes). The latter were housed in the caverns of Aiolos or the pit of Tartaros where they were guarded by the Hekatonkheires. Later authors, however, blurred the distinction between the two.
Z50.7C EUROS
AS AUTUMN
The female counterparts of the Anemoi were the Aellai Harpyiai (or Harpies). Mating, with these they sired swift, immortal horses.
Z50.7D BOREAS
AS WINTER
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