There’s a name for the smell of rain, too: “petrichor,” a poetic portmanteau of the Greek words “petros” (stone) and “ichor” (the blood of the gods in Greek mythology).

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Of course rain itself has no scent. But moments before a rain event, an “earthy” smell known as petrichor does permeate the air. People call it musky, fresh – generally pleasant.

While the scent of petrichor can be detected when rain starts to pour, geosmin is the smell that arrives mid- or post-rainfall. Its name comes from the Greek for "smell of the earth." ...

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Soil, dirt, rocks, bacteria and other compounds can also give rain a certain scent. Although they smell sweet, the creosote leaves are gross. Many animals don’t even bother trying to eat them.

The smell, or phenomenon, has a special name: it’s called “petrichor." The origin of that word is from the Greek work "petra," meaning stone, and "ichor," meaning "blood of the Gods".