North wind explained

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.^[1]
• In Roman mythology the north wind was represented by Aquilon.^[2]
• In Egyptian mythology, Qebui is the god of the north winds.^[3]
• In Inuit mythology, Negafook represents "the North wind" or, more eloquently, "the spirit that likes cold and stormy weather".^[4]

See also

• West wind
• East wind
• South wind

References

1. Encyclopaedia Britannica (1893), Vol. 4, p.53
2. https://www.getty.edu/cona/CONAIconographyRecord.aspx?iconid=901001821 J. Paul Getty Trust iconography record
3. Book: Hall, Adelaide S.. A Glossary of Important Symbols in Their Hebrew, Pagan & Christian Forms. Cosimo, Inc.. 2005. 15.
4. Web site: North Wind Mask (Negakfok). The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 2014-03-15.