Literary notes about Zephyr (AI summary)
In literature the word Zephyr is most often employed to evoke the delicate, refreshing quality of a gentle breeze. It is used to create an atmosphere of calm and natural beauty, whether as an almost ethereal caress upon a lover’s cheek ([1]) or as a subtle force that stirs the natural world, as in the imagery of wind dancing over golden fields or awakening blossoms ([2], [3]). At times, Zephyr appears as a personified character or proper noun—a name given to ships, characters, or even deities—imbuing each instance with a dual sense of both poetic softness and mythic strength ([4], [5], [6]). Moreover, this term serves as a counterpoint to more violent or oppressive forces of nature, highlighting its role in conjuring a tranquil reprieve from the stormy tumult of life ([7], [8]).
- Bee gives a deep sigh of satisfaction as the zephyr kisses her rosy cheeks.
— from Fifty-Two Stories For Girls - A light zephyr [100c] plays with her golden locks [100d] and caresses her Grecian
— from A Summer in a Canyon: A California Story by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin - Then, as the music quickened, I saw her supple body begin to sway, like a lily's stem when a zephyr breathes upon it.
— from The Love Story of Abner Stone by Edwin Carlile Litsey - At every few steps Prosper halted to gaze at the dead horses, his heart heavy at the thought of going off like that, without having again seen Zephyr.
— from The Downfall (La Débâcle): A Story of the Horrors of War by Émile Zola - "Of course, dear, Mr. Juxon, and the ship was the 'Zephyr.'"
— from A Tale of a Lonely Parish by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford - [ Pg 146] Zephyr (Zeph′yr) or Zephyrus (Zeph′yrus).
— from 1000 Mythological Characters Briefly DescribedAdapted to Private Schools, High Schools and Academies by Edward Sylvester Ellis - The hurricane is succeeded by a zephyr of amiable surprise.
— from Pygmalion by Bernard Shaw - Where sinking Phœbus' rays Glow on the western shores mild Zephyr fled.
— from The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II by Ovid
