Tower of the Winds

It was build by the Syrian astronomer Andronikos Kyrrestes,
in the second century BC, as a weather vane and water clock, and stands
 inside the Roman Agora. Its external frieze depicts faces of the eight winds.

ΚΑΙΚΙΑΣ (North East).
He throws a basket of hailstones
on those below.

ΑΠΕΛΙΟΤΗΣ (East).
A young man bringing
fruits and grain.

ΕΥΡΟΣ (South East).
An old man with beard
is wrapped in a cloak.

ΝΟΤΟΣ (South).
Bearer of rain, he empties
a pot of water.

ΛΙΨ (South West).
He holds the stern of a ship
as he steers.
 

ΖΕΦΥΡΟΣ (West).
A semi naked young man
scattering flowers.
 

ΣΚΙΡΩΝ (North West).
He scatters glowing ashes
from a bronze vessel.