Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Horny Gods

Zephyrus, or just Zephyr, in the original Greek Zéphyros (Ζέφυρος), in Latin Favonius, is the Greek god of the west wind. The gentlest of the winds, Zephyrus is known as the fructifying wind, the messenger of spring. It was thought that Zephyrus lived in a cave in Thrace.

Zephyrus was reported as having several wives in different stories. He was said to be the husband of his sister Iris, the goddess of the rainbow. He abducted another of his sisters, the goddess Chloris, and gave her the domain of flowers. With Chloris, he fathered Carpus ("fruit"). He is said to have vied for Chloris's love with his brother Boreas, eventually winning her devotion. Additionally, with yet another sister and lover, the harpy Podarge (also known as Celaeno), Zephyrus was said to be the father of Balius and Xanthus, Achilles' horses.

One of the surviving myths in which Zephyrus features most prominently is that of Hyacinth. Hyacinth was a very handsome and athletic Spartan prince. Zephyrus fell in love with him and courted him (see also: Mythology of same-sex love), and so did Apollo. The two competed for the boy's love, but he chose Apollo, driving Zephyrus mad with jealousy. Later, catching Apollo and Hyacinth throwing a discus, Zephyrus blew a gust of wind at them, striking the boy in the head with the falling discus. When Hyacinth died, Apollo created the hyacinth flower from his blood.[2]

In the story of Cupid and Psyche, Zephyrus served Cupid by transporting Psyche to his cave.

With the Compliments of the ever reliable Wikipedia.

8 comments:

bd said...

Nice cars!

Any chance of a couple of brag-shots of the inside of the restaurant?

bd

Warrior Dog said...

There are some shots I took further down from this article.

bd said...

Agree with you on the frames. Some of the pieces would have done much better alone and much larger, but like you said, you had no control.

All the best for your photography career!

btw. You doing France? I'm still saving for Pripyat.

bd

Warrior Dog said...

Thanks BD France is first choice without a doubt. When's Pripyat planned for?

bd said...

First next Ukranian summer, so roundabout next year this time.

Still deciding wether to do major tour of Russia and make a stop at Pripyat, or to go only for Pripyat. Cost will be the factor in the end, and who knows what jetfuel will cost and where the ZARand will be in 12 month's time..

eet kreef said...

I remember to of my Oom's arrived at our house one day, each with a brand new Zephyr. One was red, one powder blue. Both broke down wothin the 1st 12 months!

eet kreef said...

http://www.elenafilatova.com/ - This girl is amazing, she goes up to Chernobyl regularly. I was planning a visit there too. Another good site of hers is www.serpentswall.com

Warrior Dog said...

Thanks 'ek'

Found site quite amazing. It's been a while since I took out the old metal detector. Maybe I'll do some hunting this weekend.

cheers!