Tower of the Winds
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The Winds
Below the frieze there are eight reliefs representing the eight wind deities as winged figures, the names of which are indicated with inscriptions, as: Boreas (North), looking towards Aiolou Street, Kaikas (NorthEast), Euros (SouthEast), Apeliotes (East), Notos (South), Livas (SouthWest), Zephyros (West) and Skiron (NorthWest). The rendering of the winds by James Stuart and Nicholas Revett, 1762.