Notus

[ noh-tuh s ]

/ ˈnoʊ təs /

noun

the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.

Origin of Notus

< Latin < Greek Nótos, special use of nótos the south

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Examples from the Web for notus

Notus (or Auster), the south wind, was usually represented by an old man with dusky wings.
Stories of Old Greece and Rome|Emilie Kip Baker
Aus´ter.Southwest wind, same as Notus;a son of Æolus and Aurora, 215.
Myths of Greece and Rome|H. A. Guerber
No doubt the Notus recognised some of their relatives amid the ghastly relics.
Wanderings Among South Sea Savages And in Borneo and the Philippines|H. Wilfrid Walker
We ourselves were by no means sure of the Notus, and kept on guard in case of treachery.
Wanderings Among South Sea Savages And in Borneo and the Philippines|H. Wilfrid Walker

The same holds true of Libonotus, as being interposed between Libs and Notus.
The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels|John Burgon

British Dictionary definitions for notus

Notus

/ (ˈnəʊtəs) /

noun

classical myth a personification of the south or southwest wind

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