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Zephyrus (Greek: Ζέφυρος), according to the apocryphal Letter to Aristotle 14, was the soldier, who brought Alexander the Great a helmet full of water when the army was suffering greatly in the Gedrosian desert (325 BC). The famous story of how Alexander poured the water into the ground in front of the army is told by a number of sources but the name Zephyrus (western wind) appears to have been invented.
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Zephyrus was the name of the God of the west wind in Greek mythology. He was known as the gentlest of the wind gods. He was involved in the myth of Hyacinth (in not the most gentle way though).
The myth goes that Hyacinth was loved by both the god Apollo and Zephyrus. However, when it seemed that Hyacinth favored Apollo, Zephyrus became jealous. While Hyacinth and Apollo played discus, Zephyrus blew a gust of wind at them which made the discus strike Hyacinth in the head, killing him. Apollo then made the hyacinth flower from his spilled blood.
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The myth goes that Hyacinth was loved by both the god Apollo and Zephyrus. However, when it seemed that Hyacinth favored Apollo, Zephyrus became jealous. While Hyacinth and Apollo played discus, Zephyrus blew a gust of wind at them which made the discus strike Hyacinth in the head, killing him. Apollo then made the hyacinth flower from his spilled blood.
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