aeolus
Speech parts
1. aeolus - Noun
2. Aeolus - Proper noun
Meaning
The god of the winds.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
Examples
Aeolus had six sons and six daughters, whom in Homer he wed to one another and the family lived happily together.
Aeolus and Enarete had many children, although the precise number and identities of these children vary from author to author in the ancient sources.
Another son is named Mimas, who provides a link to the third Aeolus in a genealogy that seems very contrived.
For example, one might argue that the myth of the wind-god Aeolus evolved from a historical account of a king who taught his people to use sails and interpret the winds.
It is difficult to differentiate this Aeolus from the second Aeolus, as their identities seem to have been merged by many ancient writers.
Liparus was succeeded by Aeolus whose house, according to Homer, gave hospitality to Odysseus.