Zéphire, le zéphir

Zéphire, le zéphir (FR N-M) spelling of Zephyrus (Zephyros), in Greek mythology, gentle god of the west wind, living in a cave on Thrace, the son of Eos (Dawn) and Astraeus (a Titan). Zephyrus abducted the goddess Chloris (Flora in Roman myth) and gave her dominion over flowers. Zephyrus was responsible for the death of Apollo's lover, Hyacinthus, by blowing a discus off course. (See hyacinthe.) Jean-Baptiste Lully's (1632 – 1687) twin sons, Louis (1667 – 1688) and Jean-Louis (1667 – 1688)…