Word info

aeolus

Speech parts

1. aeolus - Noun

2. Aeolus - Proper noun

Meaning

The god of the winds.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Examples

Aeolus had six sons and six daughters, whom in Homer he wed to one another and the family lived happily together. Source: Internet

Aeolus and Enarete had many children, although the precise number and identities of these children vary from author to author in the ancient sources. Source: Internet

Another son is named Mimas, who provides a link to the third Aeolus in a genealogy that seems very contrived. Source: Internet

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. Source: Internet

It is difficult to differentiate this Aeolus from the second Aeolus, as their identities seem to have been merged by many ancient writers. Source: Internet

Liparus was succeeded by Aeolus whose house, according to Homer, gave hospitality to Odysseus. Source: Internet

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