Eurus

[ yoor-uhs, yur- ]

noun

1. the ancient Greek personification of the east wind.

Eurus

/ ˈjʊərəs /

noun

1. Greek myth the east or southeast wind personified

Word History and Origins

Origin of Eurus¹

Latin, from Greek euros

Example Sentences

While trying to reconnect with the rest of her crew, Dr. Winifred Eurus describes, and tries to understand, the creatures she encounters.

From Slate

The movie is not the first to conjure up a Holmes sister: The final season of Sherlock featured as its antagonist Eurus Holmes, more brilliant than her two brothers but also a manipulative, homicidal psychopath who must be institutionalized on a remote island.

From Slate

The four chief Winds were Boreas, the North Wind, in Latin Aquilo; Zephyr, the West Wind, which had a second Latin name, Favonius; Notus, the South Wind, also called in Latin Auster; and the East Wind, Eurus, the same in both Greek and Latin.

From Literature

Hillenbrand followed up Droneland last year with Hologrammatica, a hard-boiled thriller that provides some comfort to Leave voters: by 2088, England has definitely left EURUS, the recently joined federations of Europe and Russia.

From The Guardian

Her face was melting, like the snow that Zephyr scatters across the mountain peaks; then Eurus thaws it, and as it melts, the rivers swell and flow again.

From New York Times