Boreas, the north wind, is the basis, the lowest temperature wind.
Zephyros, the west wind, is the wind of spring, the spark of life.
Notos, the south wind, is the wind that brings fruit-sustaining rainstorms.
80. Βορέου, - Boreas, God of the north wind, of the north, of winter
θυμίαμα - incense
λίβανον. - of Lebanon, frankincense
Χειμερίοις - wintry, stormy, cold, stormy weather
αὔραισι - breeze, aura, Aurai, Goddesses of the breezes
δονῶν - shake, of the effects of wind
βαθὺν - deep, high, thick, strong, violent, profound
ἠέρα - air, Hera, Goddess of air
κόσμου, - of the cosmos, order, government
κρυμοπαγὴς - "frost-congealing" = frost, icy cold, cold (κρυμο) + all (παγὴς)Βορέα, - Boreas
χιονώδεος - snowy
ἔλθ’ - come, go
ἀπὸ - from, away from
Θράικης - Thrace
λῦέ - loosen, release
τε - too then
παννέφελον - all clouds = all (παν) + clouds, cloudiness (νέφελον); Nephele, Goddess of clouds
στάσιν - stationary, place, setting
ἠέρος - of air, in the air, in mid-air
ὑγροκελεύθου - water releasing = water (ὑγρο) + road, path (κελεύθου)(core loosen)
ῥιπίζων - blow, fan (the flame)
ἰκμάσιν - moisture
νοτεραῖς - damp, moist, rainy, wet
ὀμβρηγενὲς - rain born/bearing = rain (ὀμβρη) + generated, generating, producing (γενὲς) ὕδωρ, - water
αἴθρια - in clear weather, aetherial, clear sky, clear/bright weather, clear weather
πάντα - all
τιθείς, - set, put, place, lay down, set up, assign, establish, dispose, ordain, bring to pass, make, cause
θαλερόμματον - stout, sturdy; blooming, fresh; impassioned, torrential, mighty (θαλερόμ) +mother? (ματον)
αἰθέρα - aithera, in the ether, aitherial, high in the air
τεύχων - produce by work or art, technology, wrought, built, make
ἀκτίνες - ray, beam (of light)
ὣς - brings forth
λάμπουσιν - lamp, light, bright, radiant, torch
ἐπὶ - upon
χθονὸς - earth
ἠελίοιο. - sun, Helios, God of the sun
81. Ζεφύρου, - Zephyros, God of the west wind
θυμίαμα - incense
λίβανον. - of Lebanon, frankincense
Αὖραι - Aurai, Goddesses of the breezes
παντογενεῖς - all generative, all-parent
Ζεφυριτίδες, - zephyritides, westerly wind, epithet of month of March
ἠεροφοῖται, - air-wandering = air (ἠερο) + go to and fro, wandering, frequently, moving, repeated going and coming (φοῖται)
ἡδύπνοοι - "sweet-breathing, sweet-smelling, fragrant" = sweet (ἡδύ) + breath (πνοοι)
ψιθυραί, - whisper, musical instrument, identified by some with the askaros; whisper
θανάτου - death, mortality
ἀνάπαυσιν - repose, rest, relaxation, recreation, rest from a thing = arising (ἀνά) + pause (παυσιν)
ἔχουσαι, - have, hold, hold fast, possess
εἰαριναί, - spring, spring-time
λειμωνιάδες, - meadow
πεποθημέναι - cooked, cooked by the sun, ripe; kind, gentle (πεπο) + divine (θη) + spirit, passion (μέναι)
ὅρμοις, - cord, chain, anything strung like a wreath, a kind of dance performed in a ring by youths and maidens; means of mooring, attachment
σύρουσαι - sweep, trail of a snake, long drawn out, broom, brushwood, Syria, together with
ναυσὶ - ship, nautical
τρυφερὸν - delicate, dainty, tender, soft-skin, soft
ὅρμον, - of a cord, chain, anything strung like a wreath, a kind of dance performed in a ring by youths and maidens; means of mooring, attachment
ἠέρα - air, Hera, Goddess of airκοῦφον· - light, light weight, unsubstantial, airy, easy, light, nimble
ἔλθοιτ’ - come, go, release, drive
εὐμενέουσαι, - well-disposed, kindly, mild, soft, friendly
ἐπιπνείουσαι - breathe upon, blow freshly upon, blow fairly for, inspire
ἀμεμφεῖς, - arising above reproach, blameless
ἠέριαι, - aerial, high in air, airy
ἀφανεῖς, - arising above visibility, unseen, out of sight
κουφόπτεροι, - light-winged = light, nimble, easy, easy-going (κουφό) + feathers, feathery, wings (πτεροι)ἀερόμορφοι. - air-formed, aerial-shaped/formed, in the form of air = air (ἀερό) + form, shape, morph (μορφοι)
Hesiod, Works and Days 663 ff :
"Do not wait till the time of the new wine and autumn rain and oncoming storms with the fierce gales of Notos (South Wind) who accompanies the heavy autumn rain of Zeus and stirs up the sea and makes the deep dangerous."
82. Νότου, - Notos, God of the south wind, of the south (a damp, moist wind)
θυμίαμα - incense
λίβανον. - of Lebanon, frankincense
Λαιψηρὸν - light, nimble, swift, light-footed, swift
πήδημα - leap, leap up, bound, dance, spring up; beating or throbbing of the heart, pulsation
δι’ - of, from
ἠέρος - the air
ὑγροπόρευτον, - water, watery (ὑγρο) + going, travelling, carry, convey, bring, channel (πόρευτον)
ὠκείαις - quick, swift, fleet; quick, sharp, shrill, swift
πτερύγεσσι - wings
δονούμενον - shake powerfully = shake (δονού) + powerfully (μενον) ἔνθα - enthusiastically, enthused with divinity
καὶ - and
ἔνθα, - enthusiastically, enthused with divinity
ἔλθοις - come, go
σὺν - together with, in sync with
νεφέλαις - the clouds, Nephele, Goddess of clouds
νοτίαις, - southern
ὄμβροιο - rain
γενάρχα· - generative (γεν) + source, foundation (άρχα)
τοῦτο - too then
γὰρ - generating
ἐκ - essence kore
Διός - Dios, Zeus, God of lightning/rain storms
ἐστι - is
σέθεν - thou, together with
γέρας - old, geriatric
ἠερόφοιτον, - air-wandering/coming and going
ὀμβροτόκους - rain-producing = rain (ὀμβρο) + childbirth, parturition (τόκους)
νεφέλας - of the clouds
ἐξ - exit, out of
ἠέρος - air, Hera, the Goddess of air
εἰς - is
χθόνα - earth (foundation divine)
πέμπειν. - send, send forth
τοιγάρ - therefore, accordingly, well then = too then (τοι) + generates (γάρ)
τοι - too then
λιτόμεσθα, - simple, inexpensive, frugal, plain, simple (λιτό) + middle, in the middle (μεσ) + divine (θα)
μάκαρ, - happy, blessed
ἱεροῖσι - holy
χαρέντα - delightful, graceful, beautiful, elegant
πέμπειν - send, send forth
καρποτρόφους - fruit nurturing = fruit (καρπο) + nurturing, sustaining, fostering (τρόφους)
ὄμβρους - rain
ἐπὶ - upon
μητέρα - mother
γαῖαν. - of Gaia, the Goddess of Earth
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