Olive oilWineA coin thrown to the seaThe first of the spring rain
Invocation Approach
Tone
Light and quick
Address
EurusEast WindBringer of Warm Rain
Relationship
The wind that comes up unexpectedly and is gone
Warning
He is the least told of the four and that is not the same as harmless
Resonance
Travellers merchants those waiting on a message
Symbols
EastWingsRain cloudThe prow of a ship
Mythology Summary
Eurus is the east wind, son of Astraeus and Eos and brother to Boreas, Notus and Zephyrus. Hesiod describes him as bringing warmth and rain, and he is the one of the four the poets mostly leave alone: no abduction, no love story, no sanctuary that we know of. In the Tower of the Winds at Athens he is carved as a young man carrying produce, which is the fullest picture of him that survives. His Roman counterpart is Vulturnus.
Modern Practice
Eurus is invoked for a turn in the weather, for a message to arrive, and for the quick opening that a stuck situation needs. The practice is short: a word spoken into the east wind and no ceremony after it.