Classical compass winds in the North slot in place of Aparctias is notable. The figures on the tower are represented figuratively as gods (Anemoi). It is believed the tower was topped with a weather vane. The Greek wind system was adopted by the Romans, partly under their Greek nomenclature, but increasingly also under new Latin names. Roman poet Virgil, in his "Georgics" (c. 29 BCE) refers to several of the winds by their old Greek names (e.g. Zephyrus, Eurus, Boreas), and introduces a few new Latin names – notably, "black Auster", "cold Aquilo" and "frigid Caurus". The Roman writer Seneca, in his "Naturales
HMS Boreas (1806) holds one of the cannon from "Boreas" that points towards the reef where she sank. HMS Boreas (1806) The Royal Navy commissioned her under the command of Captain Robert Scott. On 2 October 1807 she captured, after a four-hour chase, the French privateer schooner "Victoire". The privateer had a crew of 28 men and was armed with swivel guns and small arms. She had sailed from Morlaix the day before and had already captured an American brig, which "Boreas" recaptured. On 8 October "Boreas" and captured the Danish ships "St Hans" and "Montreal". "Boreas" sailed from Saint Peter Port to