A detail from Sandro Botticelli’s Nascita di Venere depicting Zephyrus, the Greek god of the west wind, blowing the seaborne Venus to the shore. The woman in his arms is probably his wife Chloris, the goddess of flowers and spring. The painting is in the collection of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy.
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A sudden rush of creative impulse or inspiration, often attributed to divine influence.
