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ID: 901001579
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001579
Record Type: Character/Person

Anemoi (Greek deities)

Note: Ancient Greek wind gods, representing each of the four cardinal directions, along with a number of lesser wind gods. Associated with the seasons and weather conditions.

Names:
Anemoi (Greek deities) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
Ἄνεμοι (Greek deities) (Greek,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Greek iconography> (P)
........<Greek characters> (G)
............Anemoi (Greek deities) (I)
Related Iconography:
associated with .... Four Winds
..........(Miscellaneous Topics, Miscellaneous Allegory, Symbolism, Theme, Miscellaneous allegorical or symbolic characters, Four Winds (allegorical characters)) [901000678]
meaning/usage overlaps with .... Venti
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Roman iconography, Roman characters, Venti (Roman deities)) [901001580]

Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... deities
.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
affiliated/associated with .... wind (weather phenomena)
.....(weather and related phenomena, earth sciences concepts, physical sciences concepts, scientific concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Ancient Greek (culture or style)
.....(Aegean periods, Aegean, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
affiliated/associated with .... cardinal directions
.....(positional attributes, attributes and properties by specific type, Attributes and Properties (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Anemoi (Greek deities)
................Getty Research Institute Special Collections Finding Aids (2005-)
Ἄνεμοι (Greek deities)
................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anemoi
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anemoi#/media/File:Rose_des_vents_antiquit%C3%A9.jpg
................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)

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