Kalais

Japanese: Kalais
Kalais

… [Tatsuo Hanabusa]
【mythology】
In Greek mythology, the wind gods were first divided into Zephyros, the west wind, Boreas, and Notos, the south wind, and the goddesses of dawn, Eos and Astraeus, were considered their parents. Boreas kidnapped Orethyia, the daughter of the Athenian king Erechtheus, to his home base in Thrace, and gave birth to twin sons, Kalais and Zētēs. These brothers, who participated in the Argonaut expedition, were also clearly wind spirits, and like their father, they had wings and could fly through the air at incredible speed. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…【花房 竜男】
【神話】
 ギリシア神話では風神はまず,西風ゼフュロスZephyros,北風ボレアスBoreas,南風ノトスNotosに区別され,曙の女神エオスとアストライオスがその父母とされている。ボレアスは,アテナイの王エレクテウスの王女オレイテュイアを自分の本拠地のトラキアにさらってきて,双子の息子カライスKalaisとゼテスZētēsを産ませた。アルゴ船の遠征に参加したこの兄弟も,明らかに風の精のような存在で,父と同じく翼があって,空中を猛烈な速さで飛ぶことができた。…

※「Kalais」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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