Anemoi to sacrifice a horse to the winds on Mount Taygetus. Astraeus, the astrological deity (sometimes associated with Aeolus), and Eos/Aurora, the goddess of the dawn, were the parents of the Anemoi, according to the Greek poet Hesiod. Of the four chief Anemoi, Boreas (Aquilo in Latin) was the north wind and bringer of cold winter air, Zephyrus (Favonius in Latin) was the west wind and bringer of light spring and early-summer breezes, and Notus (Auster in Latin) was the south wind and bringer of the storms of late summer and autumn; Eurus, the southeast (or according to some, the east)
HMS Boreas (1757) of action." Further, the sides of the vessel above the level of the deck were too low, leaving the crew exposed to enemy fire should "Boreas" run alongside an opposing ship. Boyle's concerns went unheeded, and "Boreas" was put to sea in early 1758. In April she assisted in the capture of the 36-gun French frigate "Diane". Boyle then sailed her to America on 21 June 1758 and she was subsequently involved in the operations off Louisbourg that year. "Boreas" shared in the proceeds of the capture of the merchantman "Foudroyant" and the schooner "Two Brothers", captured off Louisbourg. She