Volturnus

American  

[vohl-tur-nuhs, vol-] / voʊlˈtɜr nəs, vɒl- /

noun

1. the ancient Roman personification of the east or southeast wind.

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Example Sentences

On this side, too, are rivers of considerable length, navigable for small craft; the Volturnus and Liris, the Tiber and the Arno, whose valleys link the coast with the highlands of the interior.

From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly

The moon, piercing the tissue of fleecy clouds, silvered the dew-drop on the corselet of the Roman sentinel, and tipped the dark waters of Volturnus with wavy, tremulous light.

From The American Union Speaker by Philbrick, John D. (John Dudley)

In this division are the rivers Tiber, Arnus, Liris, and Volturnus, which empty into the Mediterranean, and the Metaurus, Aesis, and Aternus, which empty into the Adriatic.

From Ancient Rome : from the earliest times down to 476 A. D. by Pennell, Robert Franklin

The Volturnalia was a festival kept in honour of the god Volturnus, on the 26th of August.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 327, August 16, 1828 by Various

Such, for instance, are these lines and phrases— Altitonans Volturnus et auster fulmine pollens19.

From The Roman Poets of the Republic by Sellar, W. Y.