In Greek Mythology the Anemoi (in Greek ??eµ?? - "winds") were wind gods who were each ascribed a cardinal direction from which their respective winds came, and were each associated with various seasons and weather conditions. They were sometimes represented as mere gusts of wind, at other times were personified as winged men, and at still other times were depicted as Horse's kept in the stables of the storm god Aeouls who provided Odeysseus with the Anemoi in the Odyessy Astraeus the astrological deity sometimes associated with Aeolus, and Eos the goddess of the dawn, were the parents of the Anemoi, according to the Greek poet Hesoid.The Horologion of Kyrrhestos or Tower of the Winds (Aerides). This was built by the astronomer Andronikos from Kyrrhos in Macedonia. It is an octagonal tower of Pentelic marble standing on a base with THREE steps. It has a conical roof, a cylindrical annex on the south side, and two propyla. A bronze weathervane (no longer preserved) on the roof indicated the direction of the winds, personifications of which are carved in relief at the top of each of the sides. Their names are inscribed beneath the cornice : Boreas, Kaikias, Apeliotes, Euros, Notos, Lips, Zephyros and Skiron. The rays of sundials are carved on each side, beneath the scenes of the winds, and inside the building was a water clock, which was operated by water running down from the Acropolis. In the Early Christian period, the monument was used as a church, and in the 18th c. it was a Dervish monastery. C. The Vespasianae (public toilets), to the northwest of the Tower of the Winds. This is a building with a rectangular room with benches along the ides, an a narrow anteroom on the east.The poem by David Blyth Third Verse.Surely upon their travels have gone forthAll the winds that ever had a birth In pagan story,From rude blustering Boreas in the north,Antique and hoary,

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