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 Zephyrus .
• 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 (probably at Camulodunum) and whose tombstone is displayed in Colchester museum.

See also:

• Favonius (butterfly), a genus of butterflies.