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Sentence Examples
The Western Toad, Bufo boreas, is the only toad found in the Yukon, and it is also found in the Northwest Territories, British Columbia and Alberta.
Orpheus, Ares, and Boreas are all considered to be Thracian.
Canada contains about a third of this northern forest, named after Boreas, the Greek god of the North Wind.
This northern forest, named after Boreas, the Greek god of the North Wind, is an inevitable and unavoidable part of who we are.
Reflecting the fact that the boreal contains the world's most northern forests, it's natural that the origin of its name traces back to Boreas, the Greek god of the north wind.
Nelson remained with Boreas until she was paid off in November that year.
Examples from Classical Literature
Boreas, enamor'd of no few of these, The pasture sought, and cover'd them in form280 Of a steed azure-maned.
Waal, I callerlate, if they rig up the callerlation they callerlate on, we'll go to the Boreas.
Fairer and sweeter was she than even her sister Orithyia, whom Boreas carried off.
Old Boreas complimented her not a little on her being able to appear at the breakfast-table.
Structurally, said Dr. Boreas of Leamington, structurally you are as sound as a roach.
But Boreas Bluster, coming in just then, saw what was going on, and gave chilblain a whack that sent him spinning out of the room.
Boreas and Zephyrus often bear rule on the same day, one reigning with mildness in the morning, the other despotically at evening.
Pericles applied the torch to the pile, first invoking the aid of Boreas and Zephyrus, that it might consume quickly.
Here one of the seers suggested to them to do sacrifice to Boreas, and sacrifice was done.
Three months of assured board and bed and congenial company, safe from Boreas and bluecoats, seemed to Soapy the essence of things desirable.
Boreas had loosed his demons, and they were lashing the night into chaos.
To tell the truth, Boreas was not as hardhearted as he looked.
Boreas, the north wind, is perhaps the most important of all winds.
Boreas was enamoured of them as they were feeding, and covered them in the semblance of a dark-maned stallion.
Boreas is a great barber, sir, with his north pole for a sign.
May the heathen ruler of the winds confine in iron chains the boisterous limbs of noisy Boreas, and the sharp-pointed nose of bitter-biting Eurus.
