Posts Tagged ‘aeolus’

“THE 430-FOOT AEOLUS MEGAYACHT IS A SEAFARING SANCTUARY” Named after the Greek god of wind

Named after the Greek god of wind, Aeolus was conceived by the same boatbuilder behind Jeff Bezos’ $500 million sailing megayacht. Oceanco, the Dutch yacht yard behind Jeff Bezos’ $500 million megayacht, recently unveiled a “floating sanctuary sculpted by the wind” at the 2023 Dubai International Boat Show. Named Aeolus after the Greek god of […]

Aeolus and the Tower of the Winds

THE winds of Greece are blowing, today, in sunny Athens, around the Tower of the Winds on Aeolus Street. The tower stands in an enclosed, grassy space, with a few trees and scattered stones–as if left a little aside by the centuries. This tower had its origin in a daydream of Andronicus, lover of winds […]