It is said that prior to the destruction of a large number of barbarian ships due to weather during the Persian War, the Athenians offered sacrifices to Boreas and Oreithyia, praying for their assistance.
The name Orithyia (also spelt Orithuja) commemorates Orithyia, daughter of Erechtheus, King of Athens.
Boreas Abducting Orithyia (1640) height: 205 mm (8.07 in), 246 mm (9.69 in), at the Museum Kunstpalast