Boreas
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Boreas
C14: via Latin from Greek
Example Sentences
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Swedish energy giant Vattenfall has announced it is to shut down development of the Norfolk Boreas site, off the Norfolk coast.
From BBC • Jul. 21, 2023
That name was Hyperborea: the region beyond the kingdom of Boreas, god of the north wind.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 17, 2017
The focus now is on the 20,500-acre Boreas Ponds tract, purchased by the state last month.
From Washington Times • May 7, 2016
The other analyst, Lewis Boreas Fan, was sanctioned for trying to arrange investment banking business from Chinese companies he covered.
From New York Times • Aug. 22, 2012
He knew through his gift of prophecy that he could be defended from the Harpies by two men alone, who were among the company on the Argo—the sons of Boreas, the great North Wind.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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