Favonius
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Favonius was a Roman nomen, meaning "favorable". It applied to a number of Roman mythological and historical figures:
- Favonius, one of the Roman wind gods, who held dominion over plants and flowers and was generally equated with the Greek god Zephyros.
- Marcus Favonius, a praetor in 49 BC.
- Favonius Eulogius, a Carthaginian rhetor who was contemporary with Augustine of Hippo and wrote Disputatio de somnio Scipionis.
- Marcus Favonius Facilis, a centurion of Legion XX who died in Britain and whose tombstone is displayed in Colchester museum.
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- Inspired by the tombstone, the computer game Dark Ages of Camelot features a powerful undead monster named Favonius Facilis.
And to:
- Favonius (genus), a genus of butterflies.
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