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ID: 901001826
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001826
Record Type: Character/Person

Boreas (Greek deity)

Note: One of the 4 winds; in works of art Boreas was represented as winged, bearded, and powerful; he wears a short, pleated tunic. In Greek mythology, the personification of the north wind, god of winter who swept down from the cold mountains of Thrace. He carried off the beautiful Oreithyia, a daughter of Erechtheus, king of Athens; they lived in Thrace as king and queen of the winds and had two sons, Calais and Zetes, and two daughters, Cleopatra and Chione.

Names:
Boreas (Greek deity) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
Βορέας (Greek deity) (Greek,U,N)
Βορρᾶς (Greek deity) (English)
Borĕas (Greek deity) (English)
Borée (Greek deity) (French,U,N)
Borea (dio greco) (Italian-P)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Greek iconography> (P)
........<Greek characters> (G)
............Anemoi (Greek deities) (I)
................Boreas (Greek deity) (I)
Related Iconography:
is actor for .... Abduction of Orithyia by Boreas
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek narratives, Abduction of Orithyia by Boreas (Greek narrative)) [901000620]
counterpart is .... Aquilon
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Roman iconography, Roman characters, Aquilon (Roman deity)) [901001821]
lover of .... Orithyia
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek characters, Orithyia (Greek character)) [901000569]

Other Relationships:
is personification of .... north wind
.....(wind (weather phenomena), weather and related phenomena, earth sciences concepts, physical sciences concepts, scientific concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
role/characteristic is .... supernatural being
.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
deity of .... winter
.....(seasons, earth sciences concepts, physical sciences concepts, scientific concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
role/characteristic is .... wind (weather phenomena)
.....(weather and related phenomena, earth sciences concepts, physical sciences concepts, scientific concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
role/characteristic is .... deity
.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Boreas (Greek deity)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
................J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-)
Βορέας (Greek deity)
................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anemoi#Notus
Βορρᾶς (Greek deity)
................Treccani, Enciclopedia italiano (2000-)
Borĕas (Greek deity)
................Treccani, Enciclopedia italiano (2000-)
Borée (Greek deity)
................Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-) inscription on art object
Borea (dio greco)
................ICCD database (1988-)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
................ J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
................ Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 92E5168 Boreas (Aquilo) (story of)

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