While well known as strong, gentle giants, young mossbacks can be a rambunctious sort while being raised and trained in the Zepherus Praries outside the town of Soleau before bonding with their companion.

🪷 #NaroPinosa 's version of the Benjamin West portrait of Hyacinth allows Apollo to step out with a new "lewk." The death of #Hyacinthus by #Apollo's discus blown awry by jealous #Zepherus, is a metaphor for tragic death of #Antinous-like youths. @naropinosa.bsky.social 🪷

Two juvies on Wilder Chimney. Pat confirmed Zepherus is on SE corner.

🪷In Sparta when the hyacinth wilts in June, Spartans observe the #Hyacinthia commemorating the death of #Hyacinthus by #Apollo 's discus blown awry by jealous #Zepherus, a metaphor for tragic sudden death of #Antinous like youths ... then and now. More: antinousstars.blogspot.com/2026/06/the-... 🪷

Some of 'em are pretty good!...

Whan that Aprille with his ſhoures ſote
The droghte of Marche hath perced to the rote,
And bathyd every veyne in ſwich lycour,
Of which vertu engendryd is the flour;
Whan Zepherus eek with his ſwete breth
Enſpyrid hath in every holte and heth

And I was impressed that the Spectrum game I made almost exactly 40 years ago still exists!

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🪷 In Sparta, when the hyacinth wilts in June, Spartans observe the #Hyacinthia commemorating the death of #Hyacinthus by #Apollo 's discus blown awry by jealous #Zepherus, a metaphor for tragic sudden death of #Antinous-like youths ... then and now. More: antinousstars.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-... 🪷

That actually helped my Asus Zepherus a lot when I had it. Though I did also end up underclocking it a tad.

Random #ZXSpectrum games I'll never play number 15535

Zepherus

Released: 1985
Adventure Game: Text-Only

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