Boreas

Summary

Boreas is an Anemoi^[1]. He draws 159 Wikipedia views per month (anemoi category, ranking #3 of 4).^[2]

Key Facts

• Boreas's father was Astraeus^[3].
• Boreas's mother was Eos^[4].
• Among Boreas's spouses was Orithyia^[5].
• A child of Boreas was Chione^[6].
• A child of Boreas was Cleopatra^[7].
• A child of Boreas was Calais^[8].
• A child of Boreas was Zetes^[9].
• A child of Boreas was Butes^[10].
• A child of Boreas was Hyrpace^[11].
• Boreas's image is recorded as Boreas Oreithyia Louvre K35.jpg^[12].
• Boreas's image is recorded as 1867-1868 Eschebach & Schaefer, Leipzig, Lithografie nach von Staatsrat Paul Becker aus Dresden gelieferten Fotografie einer aus Olbia stammenden Skulptur, wohl der frauenraubende Windgott Boreas mit Oreithyia.jpg^[13].
• Boreas is recorded as male^[14].
• Boreas's instance of is recorded as Anemoi^[15].
• Boreas's instance of is recorded as personification^[16].
• Boreas's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 300254076^[17].
• Boreas's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 316445869^[18].
• Boreas's GND ID is recorded as 1033685380^[19].
• Boreas's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 15824587w^[20].
• Boreas's IdRef ID is recorded as 236054910^[21].
• Boreas's Commons category is recorded as Boreas^[22].
• Boreas's unmarried partner is recorded as Chione^[23].
• Boreas's unmarried partner is recorded as Aellopoda^[24].
• Boreas's unmarried partner is recorded as Chloris^[25].
• Boreas's said to be the same as is recorded as Aquilon^[26].
• Boreas's worshipped by is recorded as Ancient Greek religion^[27].

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Origins and Family

Boreas's father was Astraeus^[3]. His mother was Eos^[4].

Personal Life

Boreas was married to Orithyia^[5]. Children include Chione^[6], a mythological Greek character^[28]; Cleopatra^[7], a mythological Greek character^[29]; Calais^[8], a mythological Greek character^[30]; Zetes^[9], a mythological Greek character^[31]; Butes^[10], a mythological Greek character^[32]; and Hyrpace^[11], a Greek nymph^[33].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Boreas include 1916 he^[34], an asteroid^[35]; Boreus^[36], a taxon^[37]; Boreas Peak^[38], a mountain^[39]; and Mount Boreas^[40], a mountain^[41].

Why It Matters

Boreas draws 159 Wikipedia views per month (anemoi category, ranking #3 of 4).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

Entities named for him include 1916 he^[34], an asteroid^[35]; Boreus^[36], a taxon^[37]; Boreas Peak^[38], a mountain^[39]; and Mount Boreas^[40], a mountain^[41].

FAQs

Who were Boreas's parents?

Boreas's father was Astraeus^[3]. Boreas's mother was Eos^[4].

Who was Boreas married to?

Boreas's spouses include Orithyia^[5].