Last Updated (Thursday, 02 July 2009 21:07)
Written by Deb St. George
Friday, 10 April 2009 00:00
GREECE REDISCOVERED by DMNikas
This charming video shows small video clips of Greece.
I especially like the organgrinder as he walk down the street
singing.
There are clips of the ferries, dancers, and the most interesting
faces
of the Greek people as they go about their daily tasks. Very
interesting movie, well done!
If you are walking about in Athens you might want to see the Tower of the Winds,
also called
horologion (timepiece) or Book of Hours
is located on the east side of the Roman Agora.
The Tower of the Winds
stands 42 feet high and was designed by a famous astronomer
Andronicus of Cyrrhus
during the Hellenistic period around the mid-2nd
centry B.C. There are 8 winds carved on the 8 sides of the marble
building,
decorated
with a frieze of figures in relief representing the 8 winds
As you can see from the above
drawing... there used to be a weathervane-like Triton that
indicated the wind direction.
ΒΟΡΕΑΣ
(North).
He blows the cold north wind
through a large shell.
ΝΟΤΟΣ
(South).
Bearer of rain, he empties
a pot of water.
ΚΑΙΚΙΑΣ
(North East).
He throws a basket of hailstones
on those below.
ΕΥΡΟΣ
(South East).
An old man with beard
is wrapped in a cloak.
ΑΠΕΛΙΟΤΗΣ
(East).
A young man bringing
fruits and grain.
ΖΕΦΥΡΟΣ (West).
A semi naked young man
scattering flowers.
ΣΚΙΡΩΝ (North
West).
He scatters glowing ashes
from a bronze vessel.
ΛΙΨ
(South West).
He holds the stern of a ship as he steers.
It is interesting to note that the
Chinese consider 8 a lucky number.
This is
because the pronunciation for the number 8 is "ba", which sounds
like "fa", which means to
make a fortune, to acquire wealth, or to become rich.
