Classical compass winds ("ζέφυρος") from the west – were added soon enough. The etymology of the names of the four archaic Greek winds is uncertain. Among tentative propositions is that "Boreas" might come from "boros", an old variant of "oros" (Greek for "mountains", which were to the north geographically). An alternative hypothesis is that it may come from "boros" meaning "voracious". Another is that it comes from the phrase "ἀπὸ τῆς βοῆς" ("from the roar"), a reference to its violent and loud noise. "Notos" probably comes from "notios" ("moist", a reference to the warm rains and storms brought from the south). "Eurus" and
Notus, Idaho of which, is land and is water. Notus has one secondary school and one elementary school. Notus also has a city park, a museum located along highway 20/26, a public library, and one restaurant. Being a farming town Notus contains many fields with corn being the primary crop grown. As of the census of 2010, there were 531 people, 182 households, and 139 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 198 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 73.3% White, 0.2% African American, 2.4% Native American, 0.4%