The Compass Rose (la Rosa dei Venti) makes more sense if placed in the center of the Mediterranean Sea. Here the provenience of the winds matches the meaning of their original Italian-sounding names. 🌬️
- Tramontana from the mountains
- Grecale from Greece
- Levante synonym of Oriente
- Scirocco from Syria
- Ostro from the word "Austro" meaning South (as in Australia = Southern Land)
- Libeccio from Libya
- Ponente synonym of Occidente
- Maestrale from Rome as “Magistra Mundi”
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