The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Zephyr

ZEPHYR, a soft, cool, agreeable wind; in Greece the west, or rather west-southwest wind, typified in Greek mythology by the god of the west wind Zephyrus (q.v.). The Greek name, according to the etymology, signifies life-bringing, because at the time when this wind begins to blow, the plants are restored to life by the balmy spring air.