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|Definition=ὁ, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">south wind</b> (opp. <b class="b3">Βορέας</b>, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Mete.</span>363b15</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Od.5.331</span>), εὖτ' ὄρεος κορυφῇσι Ν. κατέχευεν ὀμίχλην <span class="bibl">Il.3.10</span> ; ὅ τε ν. καὶ ὁ λίψ, ἀνέμων ὑετιώτατοι <span class="bibl">Hdt.2.25</span> (but ὁ ν. οὐκ ἀρχόμενος ἀλλὰ λήγων ὑέτιος <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Pr.</span> 942a29</span>) ; ἐτέγχθη κρᾶτ' . . πληγῇσι νότου <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Ph.</span>1457</span> (anap.) ; χειμερίῳ νότῳ <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ant.</span>335</span> (lyr.) ; ὑγρὸς καὶ βαρύς <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>597b11</span> ; ὑδατωδέστερος <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Pr.</span>943a5</span> ; <b class="b3">ὅταν μὲν ἐλάττων ᾖ, αἴθριός ἐστιν, ὅταν δὲ μέγας, νεφώδης</b> ib.<span class="bibl">942a34</span> ; καυματώδης <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Mete.</span>364b23</span> : in pl., <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">HA</span>612b6</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> N. personified as god of the South wind, <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Th.</span>380</span>, <span class="bibl">870</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b2">south</b> or <b class="b2">south-west quarter</b>, πρὸς μεσαμβρίης τε καὶ νότου <span class="bibl">Hdt.2.8</span> ; πρὸς νότον κεῖται τῆς Λήμνου <span class="bibl">Id.6.139</span> ; τῆς δὲ γῆς τὸ πρὸς ν. <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Fr.</span>24.6</span> ; τὸ πρὸς ν. τῆς πόλεως <span class="bibl">Th.3.6</span> ; βλέπειν πρὸς ν. <span class="title">IG</span>22.1227.18 ; <b class="b3">ὁ τοῖχος ὁ πρὸς ν</b>. ib.12.372.51 ; <b class="b3">πρὸς νότου ἀνέμου</b> ib.56 ; βασίλισσα νότου <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ev.Matt.</span>12.42</span> ; <b class="b3">ἀπὸ νότου</b> c. gen., to the <b class="b2">south</b> of, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PTeb.</span> 164.17</span> (ii B.C.), etc. ; later <b class="b3">ἐκ νότου</b> c. gen., <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PStrassb.</span>29.8</span> (iii A.D.), etc. : gen. νότου <b class="b2">to the south</b>, PTeb.105.13 (ii B.C.), etc.</span>