Boreas God of the North Wind
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Boreas, God of the North Wind
Wind god
Boreas…god
Of Winter and North Wind
Swept down from cold northern mountains
of Thrake
He blew
Cold icy gusts
Of breath from bloated cheeks
Hair and beard spiked with ice, wide mouth
Howling
Sometimes
Seen as horse-shaped
Purple-winged swift stallion
He swept down on mares early spring
To sire
Horses
For King of Troy
Mated with Trojan mares
Fathered the swift, wind-shaped stallions
For him
He found
King of Athens’
Daughter, Oreithyia
In riverside meadow, playing,
Dancing
Enthralled
by her dancing
And struck with mad desire
He abducted her to the sky
To wed
Hid her
In soft white clouds
Their love seeded daughter
Khione, beautiful goddess
Of Snow
Sons, the
Boreades,
Chased away the Harpies
That threatened the King Phineus
Of Thrake
Athens
Celebrated
Boreas Festivals
Praising him, the god of the cold
North Wind
© Sandra M. Haight 2014
All Rights Reserved
~1st Place~
Contest: Gods of Winds
Sponsor: Shadow Hamilton
Judged: 01/02/2015
Website used for research: http://www.theoi.com/Titan/AnemosBoreas.html
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Pronunciations:
Boreas (vaw reh aas) Thrack (thrak)
Oreithyia (aw ree thee aa) Khione (key own knee)
Boreades (vaw reh ad es) Phineus (finn ee us)
Copyright © Sandra Haight | Year Posted 2014
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