# Zephyr

In European tradition, a zephyr is a light wind or a west wind, named after Zephyrus, the Greek god or personification of the west wind.
Zephyr may also refer to:

## Arts and media
### Fictional characters

* Zephyr (comics), in the Marvel Comics universe
* Zephyr, a comic book character created by characters in the TV series Queer as Folk
* Zephyr, a playable character from Warframe
* Zephyr, in the video game City of Heroes
* Zephyr, in the video game Heroes of Newerth
* Zephyr, in the film The Hunchback of Notre Dame II, voiced by Haley Joel Osment
* Zephyr, in the TV series Killjoys
* Zephyr, in the TV series My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
* Zephyr, in the video game Need for Speed Rivals
* Zephyr, in the manga series One Piece
* Zephyr, in the video game series Ratchet & Clank
* Zephyr, in the video game Resonance of Fate
* Zephyr, in the video game Tornado Outbreak
* Zephyr, in the video game XCOM: Chimera Squad
* Zephyr, in the short animated film How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming

### Fictional entities

* Zephyr, the Alabama town setting of the novel Boy's Life
* Zephyr, a prototype battery in the 2010 film Knight and Day
* The Hoboken Zephyrs, a baseball team in The Twilight Zone episode "The Mighty Casey"
* Zephyr, a sailboat in the children's book The Wreck of the Zephyr
* Zephyr, an obtainable bow in the video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
* Zephyr, a realm in the video game Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!

### Music
#### Albums

* Zephyr (Zephyr album)
* Zephyr (Basement Jaxx album), a 2009 EP by Basement Jaxx

#### Performers

* Zephyr (band), an American blues-based hard rock band formed in 1968
* The Zephyrs, a Scottish indie band
* Zephyr Quartet, an Australian string quartet

#### Songs

* "Zephyr" (Madeon song), written and produced by Madeon, from the album Adventure
* "Zephyr", a song from the Mary Chapin Carpenter album The Age of Miracles
* "Zephyr", a song by one man project Conjure One (Rhys Fulber) from the album Exilarch
* "The Zephyr Song", from the Red Hot Chili Peppers' album By the Way
* "Zephyrus" (Bloc Party song), by the band Bloc Party, on their album Intimacy
* "Andvari" (English: zephyr), a song on the Sigur Rós album Takk...

### Radio stations

* WRKN (FM), an alternative rock station (formerly known as 106.1 the Zephyr) in New Orleans, Louisiana, US
* KZFR, a community radio station in Chico, California, US
* WZPH-LP, 96.7 FM The Zephyr, a Classic Oldies station located in Zephyrhills, Florida, US

### Other media

* Zephyr (film), a 2010 Turkish feature film
* Zephyr (video game), a 1994 PC game
* Zephyr (sculpture), a 1998 stainless steel sculpture by Steve Wooldridge
* Zephyr Books, a publishing imprint of the Continental Book Company in the 1940s

## Businesses

* Zephyr Books, a publishing imprint of the Continental Book Company in the 1940s
* Zephyr Headwear, a headwear company
* Zephyr Technology, a medical technology company
* Jeff Ho Surfboards and Zephyr Productions, a surfboard manufacturing facility and surf shop

## People

* Zephyr (artist), graffiti artist from New York City
* Mikhail Mukasei (1907–2008, code name: Zephyr), Soviet spy active from the 1940s through the 1970s
* Zephyr Moore Ramsey (1893–1984), African American lawyer based in Southern California
* Zephyr Teachout (born 1971), professor at Fordham University and former candidate for governor of New York
* Zephyr Wright (née Zephyr Black; 1915–1988), African American civil rights activist and chef for President Lyndon Johnson
* Zooey Zephyr (born 1988), Montana state representative

## Places
### United States

* Zephyr Cove, Nevada
* Zephyr, North Carolina
* Zephyr, Texas

### Other places

* Zephyr, Ontario, Canada
* Zephyr Glacier, Antarctica

## Science and technology
### Computing

* Zephyr (operating system), small real-time operating system
* Zephyr (protocol), an instant messenger protocol and application-suite
* Zephyr, a hardware revision of Microsoft's Xbox 360 video game console
* Zephyr, a commercial test management tool sold by SmartBear Software

### Other uses in science and technology

* Zephyr (rover), a NASA concept for a robotic Venus rover
* Zephyranthes, a plant genus whose species include the zephyr lily
* Washoe Zephyr, a meteorological phenomenon in the western US

## Transportation
### Aviation

* Advanced Aviation Zephyr, ultralight, homebuilt aircraft
* Addyman Zephyr, a one-off, single seat sailplane
* Airbus Zephyr or Qinetiq Zephyr, a series of solar-powered UAVs
* ATEC Zephyr, Czech ultralight aircraft manufactured by ATEC
* Bartlett Zephyr, light, civil aircraft of the 1940s
* Fouga Zéphyr, a carrier-capable jet trainer for the French Navy, based on the Fouga Magister
* Qinetiq Zephyr, later Airbus Zephyr, a solar powered unmanned air vehicle
* RAE Zephyr, 1923 pusher biplane

### Maritime

* Zephyr (ship), several mercantile vessels
* Zephyr (dinghy), a New Zealand sailing dinghy class
* HMS Zephyr, eight ships of the British Royal Navy
* RV Zephyr, a research vessel
* USS Zephyr (PC-8), United States Navy ship
* Zephyr Seaport Liberty Cruise, a sightseeing service operated by Circle Line Downtown in New York, US

### Rail

* Zephyr (train), a type of train-set with matching streamlined locomotive and passenger cars

### Road

* Ford Zephyr, a 1950–1972 British executive car
* Kawasaki Zephyr, a 1989–2000 Japanese sport bike
* Lincoln-Zephyr, a 1936–1942 American mid-size luxury car
** Lincoln-Zephyr V12 engine, a 1936–1948 series of engines
* Lincoln Zephyr, a 2022–present Chinese mid-size luxury sedan
* Lincoln MKZ, a 2006–2020 American mid-size luxury sedan, originally named the Lincoln Zephyr
* Mercury Zephyr, a 1978–1983 American compact car

## Sports

* Zephyr (garment), a garment used in competitive rowing
* Chicago Zephyrs, former name of the NBA franchise currently known as the Washington Wizards
* Denver Zephyrs, former minor league baseball team
* Muskegon Zephyrs, former ice hockey team
* New Orleans Zephyrs, the former name of the Pacific Coast League franchise now known as the New Orleans Baby Cakes
* Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka, a Japanese professional basketball team
* Spokane Zephyr FC, a professional women's soccer team
* Zephyr skateboard team, also known as Z-Boys, in the 1970s

## Other uses

* Zephyrus or Zephyr, one of the Anemoi and the Greek god of the west wind
** West wind or light wind, in European tradition
* Zephyr (cloth), a lightweight cotton fabric
* Zefir (food) or zephyr, a type of soft confectionery
* Zephyr, a cultural festival of Orissa Engineering College, India
* Zephyr, a wooden roller coaster at the former amusement park Pontchartrain Beach, New Orleans, Louisiana, US