Hercules, Euros and Apeliotes
Euros the east wind
Notos the south wind
Lips the south-west wind
Zephyros the west wind
globe on the Tower of the Winds
the south winds
the east wind
the south wind
the south-west wind
the west wind
the north-west wind
the north wind
the north-east wind
the south-east wind
Durga idol admired
Kaikias the north-east wind
the world on their shoulders
Deity and debris
Ganesha
Kumkum stall
Shiva's Bum
Giant Hanuman
Angel and Buddha
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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.
Apeliotes was the Greek deity of the south-east wind. As this wind was thought to cause a refreshing rain particularly beneficial to farmers, he is often depicted carrying fruit, draped in a light cloth concealing some flowers or grain.
www.gtc.ox.ac.uk/about/history/radcliffe-observatory
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