Tower of the Wind

… Wind has been closely related to daily life, as well as to navigation, fishing, and agriculture since ancient times, and has been attracting attention. In Japan, where the four seasons are particularly clear, the relationship between the time of year, direction, and climate of the wind is important, and it has also been an object of worship, leading to the existence of many stories and proverbs related to wind. In Athens, Greece, there is an octagonal tower called the Tower of the Winds (also called the hōrologion, built around the 1st century BCE and containing a water clock), and on its eight walls are carved statues of the wind god, which represents different weather depending on the wind direction. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Tower of Winds" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…　風は日常生活のほか，古くから航海，漁業，農業と深い関係をもっているので注目されてきたが，特に四季の明確な日本では風の吹く時期，方向，風土との関係が重視され，信仰の対象ともされたこともあって多くの風に関連した故事，ことわざが残されている。また，ギリシアのアテネには〈風の塔〉(ホロロギオンhōrologionともいう。前1世紀ころの建築で，中に水時計があった)という八角の塔があり，その8面の壁には風向によって異なる天気を表す風の神の像が彫られている。…

※「風の塔」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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