Boreas

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

boreas
    n 1: a wind that blows from the north [syn: {north wind},
         {northerly}, {norther}, {boreas}]
    2: (Greek mythology) the god who personified the north wind;
       "Boreas was pictured as bearded and powerful and winged and
       draped against the cold"

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Boreas \Bo"re*as\, n. [L. boreas, Gr. ?.]
   The north wind; -- usually a personification.
   [1913 Webster]