Aeolus, God of the Winds, in Blue

Remarkable handmade sculpture in painted ceramic, depicting Aeolus, god of the winds. Aeolus was a man, the king of the homonymous Sicilian Isle, the Eolie. They were oppressed by such terrible and changeable winds that Zeus, worried, trapped them at Lipari. The duty of keeping them at bay was given to Aeolus, who let them one at a time, when necessary. Aeolus proved so good at his task that Zeus exonerated him from death and welcomed him on Mount Olympus; and then, from the Cave of Winds, Aeolus continued to hold back or release them as the gods asked.

Given its double firing at about  1000° C, the sculpture can be placed outside and won't be damaged by sun, cold, rain or ice.