South wind


A south wind is a wind that originates in the south and blows in a northward direction.
Words used in English to describe the south wind are auster, buster, föhn/foehn, gibli, friagem, khamsin, kona, notus and sirocco.

Mythology

In Greek mythology, Notus was the god of the south wind and bringer of the storms of late summer and autumn.
In Egyptian mythology, Shehbui is the god of the south wind. He was depicted as a man with the head of a lion.
In Native American Iroquois tradition, the south wind is brought by the Fawn, and has a warm and gentle temperament reminiscent of the sweet flowers, babbling brooks, and the voices of birds of summer.
In Basque mythology, Egoi was a minor deity associated with the south wind.