Euroclydon

Euroclydon (also rendered Euraquilo in some manuscripts) was the violent northeastern storm that struck the ship carrying Paul to Rome, driving it off course and ultimately causing the shipwreck on the island of Malta (Acts 27:14). The name combines the Greek euros (east wind) and klydon (a wave), describing a tempestuous north-northeast wind that stirred up severe seas in the Mediterranean. Ancient sailors in the Mediterranean feared this seasonal storm, which could develop rapidly in autumn and drove vessels helplessly before it. The account of Paul's sea voyage and shipwreck in Acts 27 is considered one of the most vivid and nautically accurate storm narratives in ancient literature.