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Historical wind directions
Mediterranean world, the classical compass winds were names for the points of geographic direction and orientation, in association with the winds as conceived of
Classical_compass_winds
Figure on a compass, map, nautical chart
A compass rose or compass star, sometimes called a wind rose or rose of the winds, is a polar diagram displaying the orientation of the cardinal directions
Compass_rose
Group of Greek gods
lit. 'Winds') were wind gods who were each ascribed a cardinal direction from which their respective winds came (see Classical compass winds), and were
Anemoi
Spurious work attributed to Aristotle
ancient text which reproduces the concepts of the Anemoi or "wind gods" and classical compass winds, both of which have been historical components of western
The Situations and Names of Winds
The_Situations_and_Names_of_Winds
Topics referred to by the same term
Four Winds may refer to: Classical compass winds, the winds associated with the points of the compass The Anemoi, personifications of winds in Greek mythology
Four_Winds
Directional divisions marked on a compass
summary, the 32-wind compass rose comes from the eight principal winds, eight half-winds, and sixteen quarter-winds combined, with each compass point at an
Points_of_the_compass
Ancient clocktower in Athens, Greece
Scotland The Greeks had long had various theories on the number of classical compass winds, but eight was by this period the usual number. The anemoi were
Tower_of_the_Winds
Directions of north, south, east and west
example, classical Greek culture characterized these winds as Anemoi. In pre-modern Europe more generally, between eight and 32 points of the compass – cardinal
Cardinal_direction
1975 collection of short stories
in 1972, 1974, and 1975 respectively. Classical compass winds – the phrase refers to the Classical 12-point wind rose, not the later mariners' rose of
The_Wind's_Twelve_Quarters
Places in folklore where the supernatural can happen
creation Watchtower (magic) – Ceremonial magical tradition Classical compass winds – Historical wind directions Cardinal direction – Directions of north, south
Crossroads_(folklore)
Cold northwesterly wind experienced in southern France
changing light." Winds of Provence Classical compass winds Bora (wind) Cers (wind) Chinook wind Cierzo Etesian Gregale Khamaseen Levant (wind) Levantades Leveche
Mistral_(wind)
Nautical charts, first made in the 13th century
drawn on vellum to being drawn on paper. Antillia Catalan chart Classical compass winds Cornaro Atlas La Cartografía Mallorquina Majorcan cartographic
Portolan_chart
Greek navigator
Rhodes developed a system of twelve winds. Timosthenes introduced the complete 12-point classical compass winds of Classical Antiquity. He was arguably the
Timosthenes
One of four primary substances in antiquity
sometimes said to inhabit various kinds of winds such as whirlwinds, cyclones, monsoons, west winds and trade winds. Prior to reincarnating into another lifeform
Air_(classical_element)
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Agrestes, legendary pagan king of Camelot Argestes, one of the classical compass winds "Argestes" 6th episode of the 2nd season of Succession This disambiguation
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Tower in Oxford, England
Tower. Classical compass winds List of wind deities Observatory Street, Oxford Radcliffe Observatory Radcliffe Observatory Quarter Tower of the Winds, Athens
Tower_of_the_Winds_(Oxford)
Woodcut print showing a bird's-eye view of the city of Venice, Italy
edge are eight personifications of winds, two on each side, labelled with the names of the twelve classical compass winds or Anemoi: clockwise from the top
View_of_Venice
Treatise by Aristotle
composed of them "such as humans, plants, and the like." (390b24). Classical compass winds History of science Mpemba effect Timeline of meteorology Frisinger
Meteorology_(Aristotle)
Swedish folktale
location of the Cloud King's realm. The dwarf then summons the classical compass winds (north, south, west and east). None have any idea about its location
The Beautiful Palace East of the Sun and North of the Earth
The_Beautiful_Palace_East_of_the_Sun_and_North_of_the_Earth
Classical element in ancient Greek philosophy and science
point of the compass. In alchemy, earth was believed to be primarily dry, and secondarily cold, (as per Aristotle). Beyond those classical attributes,
Earth_(classical_element)
Epic poem attributed to Homer
(2015). Finley, Moses (1976). The World of Odysseus (revised ed.). Viking Compass. Foley, John M. (2002). How to Read an Oral Poem. University of Illinois
Odyssey
Natural movement of air or other gases relative to a planet's surface
breeze cycle can define local winds; in areas that have variable terrain, mountain and valley breezes can prevail. Winds are commonly classified by their
Wind
One of four primary substances in antiquity
Water is one of the classical elements in ancient Greek philosophy along with air, earth and fire, in the Asian Indian system Panchamahabhuta, and in
Water_(classical_element)
1999 studio album by Mike Oldfield
produce string-like sounds. "Four Winds" is a four-part work, whose sections are musical portraits of the four compass points (north, south, east and west)
Guitars_(Mike_Oldfield_album)
Pitch range of musical instruments
and highest note. Among British English speakers, and perhaps others, compass means the same thing as chromatic range—the interval between the lowest
Range_(music)
One of the four classical elements
Fire is one of the four classical elements along with earth, water and air in ancient Greek philosophy and science. Fire is considered to be both hot
Fire_(classical_element)
2014 studio album by Two Steps from Hell
"Compass", and "Stay" are brand new tracks. The previously unreleased tracks "Sun Gazer," "Eyes Closing," "My Freedom," "Perfect Love", and "Wind Queen"
Miracles (Two Steps from Hell album)
Miracles_(Two_Steps_from_Hell_album)
Greek god of the north wind
by Xerxes, the people prayed to Boreas, who was said to have then caused winds to sink 400 Persian ships. A cult was established in Athens in 480 B. C
Boreas
Musical artist
Ceol More (Compass, 2002) Singing Sands with Alain Gentry (Compass, 2005) The Maker's Mark (Compass, 2008) Mysterious Boundaries (Compass, 2013) Round
Tony_McManus_(musician)
Chinese traditional practice
are often inaccurate because solar winds disturb the electromagnetic field of the Earth. Magnetic North on the compass will be inaccurate because true magnetic
Feng_shui
Period between ancient and modern history
In world history, post-classical history refers to the period from about 500 CE to about 1450 or 1500 CE, roughly corresponding to the European Middle
Post-classical_history
Mediterranean wind direction
Tramontane (/trəˈmɒnteɪn/ trə-MON-tayn) is a classical name for a northern wind. The exact form of the name and precise direction varies from country to
Tramontane
Effect on Tolkien's legendarium
Tolkien and the classical world have been linked by scholars, and by Tolkien himself. The suggested influences include the pervasive classical themes of divine
Tolkien and the classical world
Tolkien_and_the_classical_world
American immunologist (born 1940)
appropriate controversy regarding decisions regarding Iraq, but his moral compass about health equity is very strong." Fauci has specifically praised Bush's
Anthony_Fauci
Sea mark indicating where safe water is near to a hazard
wasp waists". East looks like a classical letter E/epsilon. The western mark looks like a "W" on its side, or "West winds wool" (looks like a bobbin) East
Cardinal_mark
City in Kansas, U.S.
fields by the region's farmers and ranchers, driven by the strong Kansas winds. The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, ranked Wichita—out of the
Wichita,_Kansas
Problem of constructing equal-area shapes
the area of a given circle by using only a finite number of steps with a compass and straightedge. The difficulty of the problem raised the question of
Squaring_the_circle
Series of waves generated by distant weather systems
direction, either in degrees, or in points of the compass, such as NNW or SW swell, and like winds, the direction given is generally the direction the
Swell_(wave)
Oldest attested stage of Chinese
including classical works such as the Analects, the Mencius, and the Zuo Zhuan. These works served as models for Literary Chinese (or Classical Chinese)
Old_Chinese
Surface waves generated by wind on open water
Tasmania during heavy winds that will travel across the Pacific to southern California, producing desirable surfing conditions. Wind waves in the ocean are
Wind_wave
Country in South Asia
Binmore 2007, p. 98. Shores, Lori (15 February 2007). Teens in India. Compass Point Books. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-7565-2063-2. Archived from the original
India
Craftsman of stringed musical instruments
the modern classical guitar are Louis Panormo and Georg Staufer. Antonio Torres Jurado is credited with developing the form of classical guitar still
Luthier
Irish musician (born 1970)
Records) 2001 - Karan Casey - The Winds Begin to Sing (Shanachie) 2002 - Niall and Cillian Vallely - Callan Bridge (Compass Records) 2002 - Various - Live
Niall_Vallely
Wind instrument controlled by keyboard
common timbre, loudness (volume), and construction throughout the keyboard compass. In other words, a rank is a set of pipes all having the same tonal quality
Pipe_organ
Modernization and Change". History Compass. 18 (7) e12616. doi:10.1111/hic3.12616. S2CID 225622823. Liu, Lihong (2019). Classical Chinese Medicine. Translated
Traditional_Chinese_medicine
Musical composition by Ludwig van Beethoven
therefore had to give the theme to a pair of bassoons, who, high in their compass, were bound to seem a less than adequate substitute. In modern performances
Symphony_No._5_(Beethoven)
The term "Classical Chinese" refers to the written language of the classical period of Chinese literature, from the end of the Spring and Autumn period
Classical_Chinese_grammar
Large wind-powered water vessel
strong winds, the crew is directed to reduce the number of sails or, alternatively, the amount of each given sail that is presented to the wind by a process
Sailing_ship
Long-term waves of technological progress
technological revolution eyeglasses, fire-arms, spinning wheel, Hindu-Arabic numerals, blast furnace, letterpress, watch, astrolabe, compass, oceanic sails
Smihula_waves
Lamellophone instrument
in succession can be isolated and reinforced, giving the instrument the compass shown." "The lower harmonics of the series cannot be obtained, owing to
Jew's_harp
Ancient phrase for all of the world's known seas
titled The Seven Seas according to the Talmudists, and the four Rivers compassing the Land includes the "Great Sea" (now called the Mediterranean Sea),
Seven_Seas
List of superstitions particular to sailors and boating
storm, or severe winds will come. Although, if there is a red sky, Sun, or clouds at night, there will be clear skies, soft or no winds, and you have a
Sailors'_superstitions
American actress, writer, and comedian (born 1932)
2022. In 1955, May moved to Chicago and became a founding member of the Compass Players, an improvisational theater group. She began working alongside
Elaine_May
The Compass". thecompass.in. Archived from the original on 25 January 2019. Nagarkar, Samarth (2013). Raga Sangeet: Understanding Hindustani Classical Vocal
Music_of_Haryana
History of the study of Earth's magnetic field
believed to animate magnets, so the Chinese used early compasses for feng shui. Some classical ideas lingered until well after the first scientific experiments
History_of_geomagnetism
Style of garden
the Summer Palace, which belong to royal gardens, and several of the Classical Gardens of Suzhou in Jiangsu Province, which belong to private gardens
Chinese_garden
as alchemy and astrology that existed during the Bronze Age, Iron Age, classical antiquity and the Middle Ages, declined after the emergence of modern
History_of_science
Methods to navigate the Pacific Ocean
sail with the prevailing wind, before turning east or west to reach the island that was their destination. Some star compass systems specify as many as
Polynesian_navigation
Central deity in Aztec religion
Quetzalcoatl: Listening to the Indians in the conquest of Mexico". History Compass. 1 (1): **. doi:10.1111/1478-0542.034. Townsend, Camilla (2003). "Burying
Quetzalcōātl
City in Gujarat, India
and predictable monsoon winds or galleys. Many goods from the Far East were trans-shipped here during the annual monsoon winds, making Bharuch a terminus
Bharuch
Process of monitoring and controlling the movement of a craft or vehicle
from one place to another by means of navigation equipment (such as a compass or GNSS receivers), maps and visual navigation marks across urban or rural
Navigation
Westernmost region of the African continent
shaped by the dry Sahara to the north and east — producing the Harmattan winds — and by the Atlantic Ocean to the south and west, which brings seasonal
West_Africa
Property of space that quantifies the magnetic influence at a given location
placed at a right angle with the compass, nothing happens. When he tried to orient the wire parallel to the compass needle, however, it produced a pronounced
Magnetic_field
to protect tree seedlings. One of the first laptop computers, the GRiD Compass, is designed by Bill Moggridge. 1984 DNA profiling is discovered by Sir
List of British innovations and discoveries
List_of_British_innovations_and_discoveries
Christian university in Grand Rapids, Michigan, US
Roy. In July 2023, the university announced that it was acquiring the Compass College of Film and Media in the fall of 2023. It will become part of the
Calvin_University
1979 American musical film
roller rink is located. The film was developed by Irwin Yablans, head of Compass International Pictures, who had experienced notable commercial success
Roller_Boogie
Relative direction using a dial
and comprehensibly. "Relative" means that it does not state or imply any compass directions whatsoever. The vessel can be pointed in any direction. The
Clock_position
Specialized Scandinavian warship
the compass points in later compasses, and ten of these are in fact placed at angular intervals of about 11.25°, which is the way the 32-point compass card
Longship
Bowed string instrument
wide variety of musical genres. They are most prominent in the Western classical tradition, both in ensembles (from chamber music to orchestras) and as
Violin
Italian physicist and astronomer (1564–1642)
earliest developers of the thermoscope and the inventor of various military compasses. With an improved telescope he built, he observed the stars of the Milky
Galileo_Galilei
(October 16, 2025). "Haircut One Hundred announce new album Boxing the Compass". Classic Pop. Retrieved October 16, 2025. Hatfield, Amanda (February 23
List_of_2026_albums
Country in West Asia
2020. Retrieved 31 December 2023. "The hottest place on earth – Secret Compass". 22 February 2017. Archived from the original on 31 December 2023. Retrieved
Iran
[full name: Jorge Ruben Cardoso Krieger] (born 26 January 1949) is a classical guitarist, composer, researcher, medical doctor (National University of
Jorge_Cardoso
of Wind, Aeolus gave Odysseus a tightly closed leather bag full of the captured winds so he could sail easily home to Ithaca on the gentle West Wind. (Greek
List_of_mythological_objects
English journalist and author (born 1951)
gun") and capital punishment ("Cruel and unusual") – removed. The Broken Compass: How British Politics Lost its Way was published in May 2009, and The Rage
Peter_Hitchens
Period of European global exploration
latitude to obtain favorable winds. He reasoned that the trade winds of the Pacific might move in a gyre as the Atlantic winds did. If in the Atlantic, ships
Age_of_Discovery
"Mesopotamian Medicine and Religion: Current Debates, New Perspectives". Religion Compass. 2 (4): 455–483. doi:10.1111/j.1749-8171.2008.00082.x. McIntosh JR (2005)
History_of_medicine
Third of five elements in Wuxing cycle
planet Saturn and it lies at the centre of the four directions of the compass in Chinese cosmology. It is associated with late summer and also the turning
Earth_(wuxing)
1853–1870 French public works programme
Bordeaux, laid out a plan for four major parks at the cardinal points of the compass around the city. Thousands of workers and gardeners began to dig lakes
Haussmann's renovation of Paris
Haussmann's_renovation_of_Paris
Luminous plasma created in an electric field
like to. It was often considered a bad omen, as it played havoc with compasses and equipment". The TV series also referred to St. Elmo's fire as being
St._Elmo's_fire
Process of steering a ship from a starting point to a destination
agitated by the winds. She rests one hand on a rudder and the other holds the instrument for measuring height. At her feet, the ampoule, the compass, the trident
Marine_navigation
1513 Ottoman nautical chart
otherwise lost map by Christopher Columbus. The map is a portolan chart with compass roses and a windrose network for navigation, rather than lines of longitude
Piri_Reis_map
four cardinal points, four seasons, four phases of the moon, four main winds; and four is the number of man, a theory that goes back to Vitruvius and
History_of_the_nude_in_art
Physics of the Earth and its vicinity
to antiquity with the development of early seismometers and magnetic compasses, and later extending to Newtonian analyses of tides, precession, and Earth’s
Geophysics
Propulsion of a vehicle by wind power
easterlies, trade winds, and high-pressure zones with light winds, sometimes called horse latitudes, in between. Sailors predict wind direction and strength
Sailing
Traditional Chinese type of boat
magnetic compasses aboard ship, whether from a failure to understand deviation (the magnetism of the ship's iron fastenings) or poor design of the compass card
Junk_(ship)
1955 film by Satyajit Ray
sitar player Ravi Shankar composed the film's soundtrack and score using classical Indian ragas. Subrata Mitra was in charge of the cinematography while
Pather_Panchali
Measure of a civilization's evolution
Dokuchaev, V. I. (2011-11-17). "Is there life inside black holes?". Classical and Quantum Gravity. 28 (23) 235015. arXiv:1103.6140. Bibcode:2011CQGra
Kardashev_scale
Film genre
Dark Is Rising, Cornelia Funke's Inkheart, Philip Pullman's The Golden Compass, Holly Black's The Spiderwick Chronicles, Nickelodeon's TV show Avatar:
Fantasy_film
President of the United States from 2021 to 2025
Issenberg wrote that Biden's "most valuable political skill" was "an innate compass for the ever-shifting mainstream of the Democratic Party". Republican critics
Joe_Biden
bloomer List of scientific metaphors McNamara fallacy Mindstream Moral compass Musical chairs The Myth of Sisyphus Neurathian bootstrap Nutshell Panopticon
List of English-language metaphors
List_of_English-language_metaphors
Country in East Asia
and summer. In the winter, northern winds coming from high-latitude areas are cold and dry; in summer, southern winds from coastal areas at lower latitudes
China
Literary device in Tolkien's fiction
His friends had to tell him to cut back the Hobbit-talk. In A Tolkien Compass, the scholar of literature David M. Miller describes both The Hobbit and
Narrative structure of The Lord of the Rings
Narrative_structure_of_The_Lord_of_the_Rings
there" or were created by gods or animals, some migrated from a specified compass point, and others came from "across the ocean". The European colonization
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Americas
1986 song from The Phantom of the Opera
won a silver medal. 2010: Mark Vincent covered the song for his album Compass. 2012: Jackie Evancho performed it for her movie-themed concert, Songs
The_Music_of_the_Night
American jazz saxophonist and composer (born 1969)
(Chris Cheek, Joe Lovano and Dewey Redman). His January 2009 release, Compass, continued the trio tradition, and even included some tracks with a double-trio
Joshua_Redman
Self, tuba player who performed on many John Williams film scores". Your Classical. 4 November 2025. "Diane Ladd, Oscar-Nominated Actress in 'Alice Doesn't
2025_in_film
English composer
Book VIII for 8 voices (2015) Pocket Book LXV for 8 voices (2015) Body Compass for children's chorus and string quintet (2017) The Heart of Night for
Anna_Clyne
later Han dynasty. 2nd century BC: Paper in Han dynasty China 206 BC: Compass in Han dynasty China Early 2nd century BC: Astrolabe invented by Apollonius
Timeline of historic inventions
Timeline_of_historic_inventions
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