athens, the tower of the winds in the roman agora
Archive ID: 421130
Description: the tower of the winds in the roman agora from southwest.
is a octagonal marble edifice of the horologion of andronicos, which was erected by the macedonian astronomer andronicos around 50 bce. this tower of winds was build with pentelic marble and stands over 12 metres high, originally topped by a revolving bronze weather vane depicting triton. a pointed wand in his hand indicated the direction from which the wind was blowing.
to the ancients, the winds had divine powers and on the frieze of each side below the conical rooftop there is a sculpted figure of the wind deity ruling the compass point to which it faces.
the term horologion also acknowledges the other features of the tower that andronicos incorporated: sundials and a complicated internal water clock with a supply from the acropolis above.
the eight winds:
north, boreas, man wearing a heavy cloak, blowing through a twisted shell
north east, kaikias, man carrying & emptying a shield of small round objects
east, apeliotes, young man holding a cloak full of fruit and grain
south east, euros, old man wrapped tightly in a cloak against the elements
south, notos, man emptying an urn and producing a shower of water
south west, lips, boy pushing the stern of a ship, promising a good sailing wind
west, zephyros, youth carrying flowers into the air
north west, skiron, bearded man with a bronze pot full of hot ashes and charcoal
is a octagonal marble edifice of the horologion of andronicos, which was erected by the macedonian astronomer andronicos around 50 bce. this tower of winds was build with pentelic marble and stands over 12 metres high, originally topped by a revolving bronze weather vane depicting triton. a pointed wand in his hand indicated the direction from which the wind was blowing.
to the ancients, the winds had divine powers and on the frieze of each side below the conical rooftop there is a sculpted figure of the wind deity ruling the compass point to which it faces.
the term horologion also acknowledges the other features of the tower that andronicos incorporated: sundials and a complicated internal water clock with a supply from the acropolis above.
the eight winds:
north, boreas, man wearing a heavy cloak, blowing through a twisted shell
north east, kaikias, man carrying & emptying a shield of small round objects
east, apeliotes, young man holding a cloak full of fruit and grain
south east, euros, old man wrapped tightly in a cloak against the elements
south, notos, man emptying an urn and producing a shower of water
south west, lips, boy pushing the stern of a ship, promising a good sailing wind
west, zephyros, youth carrying flowers into the air
north west, skiron, bearded man with a bronze pot full of hot ashes and charcoal
Added on: March 26, 2007
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