Boreas’ Abduction of Orithyia
OriginGreek Mythology
The powerful god of the North Wind, Boreas, becomes enamored with the Athenian princess Orithyia but is repeatedly rebuffed by her father. Frustrated by the constraints of mortal diplomacy,...
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OriginGreek Mythology
The powerful god of the North Wind, Boreas, becomes enamored with the Athenian princess Orithyia but is repeatedly rebuffed by her father. Frustrated by the constraints of mortal diplomacy,...
OriginGreek Mythology
When the Argonauts arrived in Thrace, they found King Phineus tormented by the Harpies, monstrous bird-women who stole and defiled his food. Zetes and Calais, the winged sons of the North Wind,...
OriginNorse Mythology
In the furthest northern reaches of the world sits the giant Hræsvelgr, who takes the form of a colossal eagle. By flapping his massive wings at the edge of the heavens, he generates the winds...