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|Meaning=The ancient Greek name for the north [[wind]] (now also [[borras]]).
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|Explanation=Being cold and stormy, it is represented on the [[Tower of the Winds]] in Athens by a warmly  clad old man carrying a conch shell (probably to represent the howling of the wind). The term  may originally have meant "wind from the mountains," thus the present use of [[bora]].
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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The ancient Greek name for the north [[wind]] (now also [[borras]]).</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">Being cold and stormy, it is represented on the [[Tower of the Winds]] in Athens by a warmly  clad old man carrying a conch shell (probably to represent the howling of the wind). The term  may originally have meant "wind from the mountains," thus the present use of [[bora]].</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 22:16, 13 January 2024

The ancient Greek name for the north wind (now also borras).

Being cold and stormy, it is represented on the Tower of the Winds in Athens by a warmly clad old man carrying a conch shell (probably to represent the howling of the wind). The term may originally have meant "wind from the mountains," thus the present use of bora.


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