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Aquilon

Aquilon proper noun: the Roman god of the North Wind, equivalent to the Greek god Boreas.

Proper noun

Aquilon

  1. The Roman god of the North Wind, equivalent to the Greek god Boreas.
  2. The north wind personified.
    • Auster and Aquilon with winged Steeds
      All ſweating, tilt about the watery heauens,
      With ſhiuering ſpeares enforcing thunderclaps,
      And from their ſhields ſtrike flames of lighteningc. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...
    • Thou, trumpet, there’s my purſe; / Now cracke thy lungs, and ſplit thy braſen pipe: / Blow, villaine, till thy ſphered Bias cheeke / Out-ſwell the collicke of puft Aquilon: / Come, ſtretch thy cheſt, and let thy eyes ſpout bloud: / Thou bloweſt for Hector.c. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

Origin of Aquilon

Borrowed from Latin aquilo, aquilonis.

Questions about Aquilon

What does Aquilon mean?
Aquilon means the Roman god of the North Wind, equivalent to the Greek god Boreas.
What part of speech is Aquilon?
Aquilon is a proper noun.

Words near Aquilon in the dictionary

  1. aquilinities
  2. aquilinity
  3. aquilino
  4. aquilinos
  5. Aquilla
  6. Aquilon
  7. Aquin
  8. Aquinas
  9. aquincubital
  10. aquincubitalism
  11. Aquinian

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