South wind, the Glossary
A south wind is a wind that originates in the south and blows in a northward direction.[1]
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24 relations: Antarctic, Basque mythology, Brazil, East wind, Egoi, Egypt, Egyptian mythology, Foehn wind, Greek mythology, Hawaii, Iroquois, Khamsin, Libya, Lodos, North wind, Notus, Roman mythology, Sirocco, South, Southerly buster, Storm, Summer, West wind, Wind.
Antarctic
The Antarctic (or, American English also or; commonly) is a polar region around Earth's South Pole, opposite the Arctic region around the North Pole.
Basque mythology
The mythology of the ancient Basques largely did not survive the arrival of Christianity in the Basque Country between the 4th and 12th century AD.
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Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest and easternmost country in South America and Latin America.
East wind
An east wind is a wind that originates in the east and blows in a westward direction. South wind and east wind are Greek mythology and winds.
Egoi
Egoi is a minor divinity among the Basques associated with the south wind.
Egypt
Egypt (مصر), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and the Sinai Peninsula in the southwest corner of Asia.
Egyptian mythology
Egyptian mythology is the collection of myths from ancient Egypt, which describe the actions of the Egyptian gods as a means of understanding the world around them.
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Foehn wind
A Foehn, or Föhn, is a type of dry, relatively warm downslope wind that occurs in the lee (downwind side) of a mountain range. South wind and Foehn wind are winds.
Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, and a genre of ancient Greek folklore, today absorbed alongside Roman mythology into the broader designation of classical mythology.
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Hawaii
Hawaii (Hawaii) is an island state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland.
Iroquois
The Iroquois, also known as the Five Nations, and later as the Six Nations from 1722 onwards; alternatively referred to by the endonym Haudenosaunee are an Iroquoian-speaking confederacy of Native Americans and First Nations peoples in northeast North America.
Khamsin
Khamsin, chamsin or hamsin (خمسين, meaning "fifty"), more commonly known in Egypt and Palestine as khamaseen (خماسين), is a dry, hot, sandy local wind affecting Egypt and the Levant; similar winds, blowing in other parts of North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and the entire Mediterranean basin, have different local names, such as bad-i-sad-o-bist roz in Iran and Afghanistan, haboob in the Sudan, aajej in southern Morocco, ghibli in Tunis, harmattan in the western Maghreb, africo in Italy, sirocco (derived from the Arabic, "eastern") which blows in winter over much of the Middle East,Philologos,, in The Forward, 4 April 2003. South wind and Khamsin are winds.
Libya
Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa.
Lodos
The lodos is the strong south-westerly wind which may predominate episodically in the Aegean Sea and Marmara Sea as well as the Mediterranean coast of Turkey all the year round; it frequently raises high seas and may give violent westerly squalls. South wind and lodos are wind stubs and winds.
North wind
A north wind originates in the north and blows in a southward direction. South wind and north wind are Greek mythology and winds.
Notus
In Greek mythology and religion, Notus (south) is the god of the south wind and one of the Anemoi (wind-gods), sons of the dawn goddess Eos and the star-god Astraeus.
Roman mythology
Roman mythology is the body of myths of ancient Rome as represented in the literature and visual arts of the Romans, and is a form of Roman folklore.
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Sirocco
Sirocco, scirocco, or, rarely, siroc is a Mediterranean wind that comes from the Sahara and can reach hurricane speeds in North Africa and Southern Europe, especially during the summer season. South wind and Sirocco are winds.
South
South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points.
Southerly buster
A southerly buster is the colloquial name of an abrupt southerly wind change in the southern regions of New South Wales and Victoria, Australia, which approaches from the southeast, mainly on a hot day, bringing in cool, usually severe weather and a dramatic temperature drop, thus ultimately replacing and relieving the prior hot conditions. South wind and southerly buster are winds.
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Storm
A storm is any disturbed state of the natural environment or the atmosphere of an astronomical body.
Summer
Summer is the hottest and brightest of the four temperate seasons, occurring after spring and before autumn.
West wind
A west wind is a wind that originates in the west and blows in an eastward direction. South wind and west wind are Greek mythology, wind stubs and winds.
Wind
Wind is the natural movement of air or other gases relative to a planet's surface.