
Greek mythology is the corpus of narratives, images, and ritual aetiologies developed by ancient Greek communities to explain the origins of the cosmos, the gods, and heroic lineages. Preserved primarily in archaic and classical poetry, drama, and later mythographic compilations, these traditions shaped Greek religion, art, and social life and profoundly influenced later literature and visual culture in the Mediterranean world.

Zephyr is the English form of Zephyrus, the personification of the west wind in Greek mythology, and by extension a term for a gentle breeze. The name has been adopted widely for vehicles, artworks, technologies, and medical products, including the 1934 Pioneer Zephyr train, Amtrak’s California Zephyr route, the Airbus Zephyr high‑altitude solar aircraft, the Zephyr open‑source real‑time operating system, and the Zephyr Endobronchial Valve for emphysema.