the south-west wind
the south wind
the east wind
the south winds
globe on the Tower of the Winds
Zephyros the west wind
Lips the south-west wind
Notos the south wind
Euros the east wind
Hercules, Euros and Apeliotes
Apeliotes the south-east wind
Kaikias the north-east wind
the world on their shoulders
the north-west wind
the north wind
the north-east wind
the south-east wind
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The figures of the Eight Winds appeared on the original Tower of the Winds in Athens and were used by the sculptor John Bacon (1740-99) as the basis for his designs for the flying figures round the top of the stonework of the Observatory. Bacon also designed the two statues (in cast iron) of Atlas and Hercules who support the globe on the roof.
Zephyros was the Greek god of the west wind. The gentlest of the winds, Zephyrus is known as the fructifying wind, the messenger of spring, with flowers signifying a mild light breeze.
www.gtc.ox.ac.uk/about/history/radcliffe-observatory
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