North wind

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A north wind is a wind that originates in the north and blows south.

Contents 1 Mythology 2 In literature 3 References 4 See also

[edit] Mythology

• In Greek mythology, Boreas was the god of the north wind and bringer of cold winter air.^[1]

[edit] In literature

In the bible, Song of Solomon 4:16, the bride is calling for the North (and South) Wind to blow on her garden.

One of Aesop's most famous fables is called The North Wind and the Sun.

In George MacDonald's children's novel At the Back of the North Wind, the title character, in the form of a beautiful woman, appears to a boy named Diamond and takes him on a series of nightly journeys.

In the second generation of the Pokémon games, Suicune is said to be the incarnation of the north winds.

[edit] References

1. ^ Pantheon.org

[edit] See also

• West wind
• East wind
• South wind