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Βορέας

boreas

north wind

Appears 5 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

Βορέας, ου, ὁ: Aeol. Βορίαις Ale.Supp. 7.13; Ion. Βορέης Hom., or Βορῆς, έω, Hdt. 7.189; Att. Βορρᾶς, ᾶ, Cratin. 207, Th. 6.2, al., Pl. Criti. 112b, PPetr. 1.21.11 (iii B. C.), Ev.Luc. 13.29, etc.; but gen. Βορέου IG 12.373.29:—Α. north wind, personified as Boreas, Od. 5.296, etc.: generally, opp. νότος, Β. καὶ ἀπαρκτίας Arist. Mete. 363b14, cf. Mu. 394b20 (pl.), HA 612b5 (pl.); Β. πνέουσιν ὀρνιθίαι PHib. 1.2-. 59 (iii B. C.). 2. the north, πρὸς Βορέην (v.l. -ρῆν) ἄνεμον towards the north. Hdt. 2.101; πρὸς Βορέαν τοῦ ὄρους Th. 2.96, cf. 6.2; Βορρᾷ to the north, BGU 1127.12 (i B. C.), etc.; cf. Βορέην· τὴν φῦσαν, Hsch.
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