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In Greek mythology, Aeolus or Aiolos [2] (/ ˈ iː ə l ə s /; Ancient Greek: Αἴολος [ǎi̯.o.los], Greek: ⓘ) was the son of Hellen, the ruler of Aeolia (later called Thessaly), and the eponym of the Aeolians, one of the four main tribes of the Greeks.
The first Aeolus was a son of Hellen and the 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. The third Aeolus was a son of Hippotes who is mentioned in the Odyssey and the Aeneid as the ruler of the winds. [4]
Hellen (bottom, centre-right), being presented with the twins Aeolus and Boeotus by a shepherd, in a depiction of the story of Melanippe from Euripides' lost play Melanippe Wise, on an Apulian volute krater, dating from the late fourth century BC.
Hyginus, describes the Aeolus encountered by Odysseus as "Aeolus, son of Hellen". [22] While Ovid, has the ruler of the winds, like Aeolus the son of Hellen, the father of a daughter Alcyone, as well as the tragic lovers Canace and Macareus, and calls Alcyone "Hippotades", ie. a descendant of Hippotes. [23]
Each of Hellen's sons founded a primary tribe of Greece: Aeolus the Aeolians, Dorus the Dorians [2] and Xuthus the Achaeans (from Xuthus's son Achaeus) and Ionians (from Xuthus's adopted son Ion, in truth a son of the god Apollo), aside from his sister Pandora's sons with Zeus.
The name derives from Aeolus, the mythical ancestor of the Aeolians and son of Hellen, himself the mythical patriarch of the Greek nation. The name Aeolian (lit. ' of the wind ') derives from the Greek name Aeolus, aiolos (αίολος) literally meaning "changeable", "quickly moving". [7]
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Bas-relief marble sculpture of Aeolus blowing wind. In Greek mythology, Aeolus [1] (/ ˈ iː ə l ə s /; Ancient Greek: Αἴολος, romanized: Aíolos [ǎi̯.o.los], Greek: ⓘ, lit. 'quick-moving, nimble'; Italian: Eolo) [citation needed] was a son of Poseidon by Arne, daughter of Aeolus (son of Hellen). He had a twin brother named Boeotus.