Zephyrus

Greek god of the wind from the west, spring, fertility, procreation, luck, rebirth, vegetation, flowers, bees and honey
Person anemoi Q467515
Zephyrus
William-Adolphe Bouguereau · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Zephyrus

Summary

Zephyrus is an Anemoi[1]. He draws 623 Wikipedia views per month (anemoi category, ranking #1 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • Zephyrus's father was Astraeus[3].
  • Zephyrus's mother was Eos[4].
  • Zephyrus was married to Chloris[5].
  • Zephyrus was married to Iris[6].
  • A child of Zephyrus was Aurai[7].
  • A child of Zephyrus was Eros[8].
  • A child of Zephyrus was Balius[9].
  • A child of Zephyrus was Xanthus[10].
  • A child of Zephyrus was Karpos[11].
  • A child of Zephyrus was Arion[12].
  • Zephyrus's image is recorded as William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905) - Flora And Zephyr (1875).jpg[13].
  • Zephyrus is recorded as male[14].
  • Zephyrus's instance of is recorded as Anemoi[15].
  • Zephyrus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 89977414[16].
  • Zephyrus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 24155409622808740231[17].
  • Zephyrus's GND ID is recorded as 138435669[18].
  • Zephyrus's IdRef ID is recorded as 236064088[19].
  • Zephyrus's Commons category is recorded as Zephyrus[20].
  • Zephyrus's unmarried partner is recorded as Podarge[21].
  • Zephyrus's worshipped by is recorded as Ancient Greek religion[22].
  • Zephyrus's depicted by is recorded as Zephir[23].
  • Zephyrus's depicted by is recorded as Zephir and Flora[24].
  • Zephyrus's depicted by is recorded as Zephyr[25].
  • Zephyrus's depicted by is recorded as Zephyrus and Flora[26].
  • Zephyrus's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[27].

Body

Origins and Family

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

Personal Life

Spouses include Chloris[5], a Greek nymph[28] and Iris[6], a Greek deity[29]. Children include Aurai[7], a group of Greek mythical characters[30]; Eros[8], a Greek primordial deity[31]; Balius[9], a mythological horse[32]; Xanthus[10], a mythological horse[33]; Karpos[11], a mythological Greek character[34]; and Arion[12], a mythological horse[35].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Zephyrus include Santorini (Thira) National Airport[36], an airport[37], in Greece[38]; Zefiro[39], a rocket family[40]; Zephyr[41], a computer network protocol[42]; and Zeffiro[43], a destroyer[44].

Why It Matters

Zephyrus draws 623 Wikipedia views per month (anemoi category, ranking #1 of 4).[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] He is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

Entities named for him include Santorini (Thira) National Airport[36], an airport[37], in Greece[38]; Zefiro[39], a rocket family[40]; Zephyr[41], a computer network protocol[42]; and Zeffiro[43], a destroyer[44].

FAQs

Who were Zephyrus's parents?

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

Who was Zephyrus married to?

Zephyrus's spouses include Chloris[5] and Iris[6].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [41] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [43] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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