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…She was the daughter of the Titan Hyperion, and sister of the sun god Helios and the moon goddess Selene. She gave birth to the wind gods Zephyros (west wind), Euros (east wind), Notos (south wind), and Boreas (north wind), as well as the morning star and other stars, with another Titan, Astraeus (star man). The goddess, who rode in a chariot drawn by two horses named Lampos (light) and Phaethon (shining one), and who ran through the sky as the vanguard of the sun god, is described in Homer's epic poems as having "pink fingers" and "wearing saffron clothing." …

From [Direction]

…In ancient Greece, the wind gods were used as symbols to represent the four directions, north, south, east, and west, and the character of each wind god was associated with the characteristics of the corresponding direction. In other words, Boreas, the god of the north wind, had a stern and violent nature, Zephyros, the god of the west wind, was a gentle young man who brought spring and life, Notos, the god of the south wind, was powerful, and Euros, the god of the east wind, was a god who brought fertility. Throughout the Roman period, these four wind gods were further expanded to include the wind gods of the 12 directions, and they became decorative icons for indicating the directions of ancient maps, including Ptolemy's world map. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Euros" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ティタン神族のヒュペリオンの娘で，太陽神ヘリオスと月の女神セレネの姉妹。同じくティタン神のひとりアストライオス(〈星男〉の意)とのあいだにゼフュロスZephyros(西風)，エウロスEuros(東風)，ノトスNotos(南風)，ボレアスBoreas(北風)などの風神と，暁の明星その他の星を生んだ。ランポス(光)とファエトン(輝く者)という名の2頭の馬がひく戦車に乗り，太陽神の先駆けとなって大空をはせる女神は，ホメロスの叙事詩に〈ばら色の指をもてる〉〈サフラン色の衣をまとえる〉女神と歌われている。…

【方位】より

…古代ギリシアでは東西南北を表す象徴に風神の姿を用い，各風神の性格をそれに対応する方位の特徴とも関連づけた。すなわち北風の神ボレアスBoreasは厳しく荒々しい性質を持ち，西風の神ゼフュロスZephyrosは春と生命をもたらす優しい青年，南風の神ノトスNotosは力強く，また東風の神エウロスEurosは豊饒を恵む神とされる。ローマ時代を通じてこの4風神はさらに12方位の風神に拡張され，プトレマイオスの世界図をはじめ古地図の方位を示す装飾図像となった。…

※「Euros」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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