A north wind originates in the north and blows in a southward direction. The wind has had historical and literary significance, since it often signals cold weather and seasonal change in the Northern hemisphere.
Mythology
- In Greek mythology, Boreas was the god of the north wind who gains his ends by force – except in Aesop's fable of The North Wind and the Sun.
- In Roman mythology the north wind was represented by Aquilon.
- In Egyptian mythology, Qebui is the god of the north winds.
- In Inuit mythology, Negafook represents "the North wind" or, more eloquently, "the spirit that likes cold and stormy weather".
See also
- West wind
- East wind
- South wind
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