# Euroclydon

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{{Short description|Cyclonic northeast wind in the Mediterranean}}
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'''Euroclydon''' (or in {{langx|la|Euroaquilo}}) is a cyclonic tempestuous northeast wind which blows in the [Mediterranean](/source/Mediterranean), mostly in autumn and winter. It is the modern Gregalia ([Gregale](/source/Gregale)) or [Levanter](/source/Viento_de_Levante).  The name "Euroclydon" comes from two classical roots:

* the {{langx|grc|label=Ancient Greek word|translit=eurokludōn|εὐροκλύδων}}, from {{lang|grc-Latn|Euros}} ({{lang|la|Eurus}}, meaning 'east wind')
* either:
**  an Ancient Greek word: {{lang|grc-Latn|akulōn}} or {{lang|grc-Latn|akylōn}}, meaning 'north wind'); or {{lang | grc-Latn | kludon}}, referring to a surging wave (from the verb {{lang | grc-Latn | kluzo}} meaning 'to billow')
** or the {{langx|la|label=Latin word|aquilō}} ({{lang|la|aquilon}})

Although the Greek word is translated "northeaster" in many English Bibles,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Acts 27:14 - The Storm at Sea |url=https://biblehub.com/acts/27-14.htm |access-date=2025-10-10 |website=Bible Hub}}</ref> Euroclydon is not to be confused with the term "[nor'easter](/source/nor'easter)", a type of [extratropical cyclone](/source/extratropical_cyclone) affecting Atlantic coastal regions of the United States and Canada.

== Notable references ==
* In [chapter 27](/source/Acts_27) in the [Book of Acts](/source/Book_of_Acts) 27:14 it may specifically refer to the name of the [Gregale](/source/Gregale) wind from the Adriatic Gulf, which wrecked the [apostle Paul's](/source/Paul_of_Tarsus) ship on the coast of [Malta](/source/Malta) on his way to Rome.<ref>"But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon."{{bibleverse||Acts|27:14|KJV}} ([King James Version](/source/King_James_Version)) However, later versions, such as the [Revised Version](/source/Revised_Version), render the Greek word as ''Euraquilo''.</ref>
* It is referenced in the second chapter of ''[Moby-Dick](/source/Moby-Dick)''.
*''Euroclydon'' is also the name of an anthem by [William Billings](/source/William_Billings)
*Referenced in "The Roman Centurion's Song" by [Rudyard Kipling](/source/Rudyard_Kipling): "Here where our stiff-necked British oaks confront Euroclydon!"
*Referenced in [Henry Wadsworth Longfellow](/source/Henry_Wadsworth_Longfellow)'s poem "Midnight Mass for the Dying Year".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://poets.org/poem/midnight-mass-dying-year?mc_cid=7a5091595c&mc_eid=0edb90ee83 | title=Midnight Mass for the Dying Year by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Poems &#124; Academy of American Poets }}</ref>
*Referenced in [Dorothy L. Sayers](/source/Dorothy_L._Sayers)' novel ''[The Nine Tailors](/source/The_Nine_Tailors)'' <ref>{{cite book |last=Sayers |first=Dorothy L |date=1934|edition=1948 |title=The Nine Tailors |location=London |publisher=Victor Gollancz |page=226}}</ref> where after a rainstorm, the Rector uses [http://www.sacred-texts.com/bib/kjv/act027.htm#014 the phrase from Acts 27:14]

==References==
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== Sources ==
* [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Euroclydon Wiktionary article on Euroclydon]
* [http://www.online-literature.com/melville/mobydick/3/ Moby Dick Chapter 2]

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