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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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The 86-foot Zephyrus V, owned by the Californian Bob McNeil, joined 61 other yachts in the lineup for this summer's DaimlerChrysler North Atlantic Challenge, a trans-Atlantic race for fully crewed, monohulled yachts.
Boreas and Zephyrus often bear rule on the same day, one reigning with mildness in the morning, the other despotically at evening.
Zephyrus hated Hyacinthus because he scorned him, and preferred his corrival Apollo.
Pericles applied the torch to the pile, first invoking the aid of Boreas and Zephyrus, that it might consume quickly.
There comes Zephyrus, whispering love to Flora incarnate in the Lotus.
Her cult developed among the Sabines, and as we recall she was abducted by Zephyrus, who then married her.

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