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Favonius

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[fuh-voh-nee-uhs] / fəˈvoʊ ni əs /

noun

  1. the ancient Roman personification of the west wind.


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Favonius set them down in the middle of the ruins, next to a broken column the size of a redwood.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

Favonius spun the hoop on his finger, and Jason’s body dissolved into air.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

Then the god Favonius had dissolved him into wind.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

Favonius tossed his bronze hoop in the air.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

Nico’s bones felt like they were changing into helium, the way they’d felt when the god Favonius turned him into a breeze.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

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