To the harsh dry south wind that blew Saharan dust over them in summer, the Romans gave the name Auster. Today it is called the sirocco. In personifying the wind as a desiccating god they borrowed from the word austerus – bitter, harsh – which they had acquired from a Greek original describing the effect on the tongue of sour wine.
罗马人将夏季裹挟着撒哈拉沙尘的干燥炙热的南风称为“Auster”(奥斯特风)。如今这种风被称为“sirocco”(西洛克风)。他们借用austerus一词将这种风拟人化为一位干燥之神。austerus是苦涩、粗糙的意思，最初源于希腊，用来描述酸葡萄酒的味道。
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