Ζέφῠρος,ὁ, any
A. westerly wind, Βορέης καὶ Ζ., τώ τε Θρῄκηθεν ἄητον
Il. 9.5
: coupled withΝότος, 21.334 ; opp.Εὖρος, Od. 5.332 , 19.206 ;Ζ. δυσαής, ἔφυδρος, 5.295 , 14.458 ; ψυχρός
Arist. Pr. 946a17
; butεὐδιεινὸς καὶ ἥδιστοςib. 943b21 ; ὁπότε νέφεα Ζ. στυφελίξῃ
Il. 11.305
;ἅμα πνοιῇ Ζεφύροιο θέοιμεν, of horses, 19.415 ; later,the due West wind, opp.ἀπηλιώτης, Arist. Mete. 363b12 , cf. Mu. 394b26 ; but rathernorthwestin Id. Pol. 1290a19 . (Prob. cogn. withζόφος, cf.ζοφόπνοια.)