South wind

South wind

"For other uses, see South wind (disambiguation)."

A south wind is a wind that originates in the south and blows north.

Mythology

In Greek mythology, Notus was the god of the south wind and bringer of the storms of late summer and autumn. [http://www.pantheon.org/articles/n/notus.html Patheon.org] ]

References

ee also

*West wind
*East wind
*North wind


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