Friday, February 29, 2008

The Tower of the Winds - Athens, Greece


The eight directional Wind Gods of Greek mythology depicted on the tower -

Boreas: a man wearing a heavy cloak, blowing through a twisted conch shell
Kaikias: a man carrying and emptying a shield full of small, round objects, perhaps, hailstones
Apeliotes: a young man holding a cloak full of fruit and grain
Euros: an old man wrapped tightly in a cloak against the elements
Notos: a man emptying an urn and producing a shower of water
Lips: a boy pushing the stern of a ship, promising a good sailing wind
Zephyros: a youth carrying flowers into the air
Skiron: a bearded man carrying a bronze pot full of hot ashes and charcoal

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