Classical compass winds ("ζέφυρος") from the west – were added soon enough. The etymology of the names of the four archaic Greek winds is uncertain. Among tentative propositions is that "Boreas" might come from "boros", an old variant of "oros" (Greek for "mountains", which were to the north geographically). An alternative hypothesis is that it may come from "boros" meaning "voracious". Another is that it comes from the phrase "ἀπὸ τῆς βοῆς" ("from the roar"), a reference to its violent and loud noise. "Notos" probably comes from "notios" ("moist", a reference to the warm rains and storms brought from the south). "Eurus" and
HMS Boreas (1806) holds one of the cannon from "Boreas" that points towards the reef where she sank. HMS Boreas (1806) The Royal Navy commissioned her under the command of Captain Robert Scott. On 2 October 1807 she captured, after a four-hour chase, the French privateer schooner "Victoire". The privateer had a crew of 28 men and was armed with swivel guns and small arms. She had sailed from Morlaix the day before and had already captured an American brig, which "Boreas" recaptured. On 8 October "Boreas" and captured the Danish ships "St Hans" and "Montreal". "Boreas" sailed from Saint Peter Port to