(Greek mythology) the god who personified the north wind; "Boreas was pictured as bearded and powerful and winged and draped against the cold"
A ancient Greek name for north winds. (also borras) The term may originally have meant "wind from the mountains" and thus the present term BORA. (Glossary of Meteorology)
In Greek mythology, the son of Eos, goddess of the dawn, and the god of the North Wind. Often contrasted to Zephyros.
The ancient Greek name for the north wind (now also borras). Being cold and stormy, it is represented on the Tower of the Winds in Athens by a warmly clad old man carrying a conch shell (probably to represent the howling of the wind). The term may originally have meant "wind from the mountains," thus the present use of bora.
