Eurus Vs Oceanus Research Paper
When thinking of nature, we often think of flowers or trees, the beautiful and beneficial parts of nature, but one of the others sides of nature are storms. Storms originated from an argument between just two Greek gods, Eurus (god of the east wind), and Oceanus (titan god of the ocean), all because they loved the same woman, goddess Brizo (goddess that protected mariners, sailors, and fisherman). They both met her at a party on Mount Olympus for Athena’s birthday. While there they gazed upon her, and couldn’t even consider looking away. In the end Brizo ended up choosing Oceanus over Eurus since Oceanus had an entire ocean that he was god over while Eurus was just a god of the eastern wind. But, because Eurus became so offended that Brizo rejected him, his dear friends came to his aid; Zephyrus (god of the west wind), and Notus (god of the south wind). Together, the Eurus, Notus, and Zephyrus plotted to torture and pester Oceanus and his bride
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Especially since he had the assistance of Notus and Zephyrus so with much pondering and careful consideration Oceanus knew that he must destroy Eurus’s allies before he could defeat Eurus himself. So he conducted a plan, he used the ocean to make mass amounts of waves and sent them directly into the wind causing the wind to either become trapped under and slowly dissipate, or the water would return back upon the god that sent it with even more ferocity. Notus was the first to fall, his wind became engulfed by the crashing waves and he eventually lost all the wind in the south making him powerless and he never returned again. Zephyrus, having seen Notus horrific loss in battle, knew Oceanus’s plan and prepared accordingly. Zephyrus, sent his wind away from Oceanus and instead of it hitting his wave the wind grew with momentum rapped around the ocean and pushed the wave with even more velocity, it then hit Oceanus and he became enraged and
Especially since he had the assistance of Notus and Zephyrus so with much pondering and careful consideration Oceanus knew that he must destroy Eurus’s allies before he could defeat Eurus himself. So he conducted a plan, he used the ocean to make mass amounts of waves and sent them directly into the wind causing the wind to either become trapped under and slowly dissipate, or the water would return back upon the god that sent it with even more ferocity. Notus was the first to fall, his wind became engulfed by the crashing waves and he eventually lost all the wind in the south making him powerless and he never returned again. Zephyrus, having seen Notus horrific loss in battle, knew Oceanus’s plan and prepared accordingly. Zephyrus, sent his wind away from Oceanus and instead of it hitting his wave the wind grew with momentum rapped around the ocean and pushed the wave with even more velocity, it then hit Oceanus and he became enraged and