Aeolus
In Greek mythology, Aeolus[1] (/iːˈoʊləs/; Ancient Greek: Αἴολος, Aiolos [a͜ɪ́olos], Modern Greek: [ˈe.o.los] (
- The first Aeolus was a son of Hellen and eponymous founder of the Aeolian race.[3]
- The second Aeolus was a son of Poseidon, who led a colony to islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea.[4]
- The third Aeolus was a son of Hippotes who is mentioned in Odyssey and the Aeneid as the Keeper of the Winds.[5]
All three men named Aeolus appear to be connected genealogically, although the precise relationship, especially regarding the second and third Aeolus, is often ambiguous as their identities seem to have been merged by many ancient writers.
Aeolus was also the name of the following minor characters:
References
- ↑ Chaucer's Eolus (de Weever, Jacqueline (1996). Chaucer Name Dictionary, s.v. "Eolus". (Garland Publishing) Retrieved on 2009-10-06
- ↑ Schmitz, Leonhard (1864), "Aeolus (1), (2) and (3)", in Smith, William, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, 1, p. 35
- ↑ Apollodorus i. 7. ~ 3)
- ↑ Hyginus. Fabulae, 238, 242.
- ↑ Homer, Odyssey x, 2
- ↑ Statius. Thebaid, 9.765
- ↑ Virgil. Aeneid, Book 6.163ff; 9.774; 12.542