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What does Zephyrus mean?

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Proper noun
  1. (Greek) The Ancient Greek god of the west wind, supposed to be the gentlest of the winds and the messenger of spring. His parents are Eos/Aurora and Astraeus, and his brothers are Boreas, Notus and Eurus, (the Anemoi), and the Astra Planeta. His wife is Chloris and their son is Karpos. His Roman counterpart is Favonius.
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Her cult developed among the Sabines, and as we recall she was abducted by Zephyrus, who then married her.
Zephyrus and Aura, the airborne characters wafting her forward with their breath, float in a motionless, weightless sky, locked in an embrace.
Pericles applied the torch to the pile, first invoking the aid of Boreas and Zephyrus, that it might consume quickly.
The gentle Zephyrus married Flora, goddess of the springtime.
Blue-skinned Zephyrus, spirit of the wind, chases Chloris, who transforms into Flora in her flowering dress, while the Three Graces dance, Mercury waves a wand and Cupid gets ready to fire an arrow.
But now comes in Zephyrus with the tidings that Hyacinthus is slain by Apollo.

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