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He built a horologion at Athens, the so-called Tower of the Winds, a considerable portion of which still exists. lieutenant is octagonal, with figures carved on each side, representing the eight principal winds. In antiquity a bronze figure of Triton on the summit, with a rod in his hand, turned round by the wind, pointed to the quarter from which it blew.
From this model is derived the custom of placing weathercocks on steeples.
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