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The name Aeolian (lit. ' of the wind ') derives from the Greek name Aeolus, aiolos (αίολος) literally meaning "changeable", "quickly moving". [7] They spoke an Ancient Greek dialect that is referred to as Aeolic. [2] According to Herodotus, it was said that the Aeolians were previously called Pelasgians. [8]
In linguistics, Aeolic Greek (/ iː ˈ ɒ l ɪ k /), also known as Aeolian (/ iː ˈ oʊ l i ə n /), Lesbian or Lesbic dialect, is the set of dialects of Ancient Greek spoken mainly in Boeotia; in Thessaly; in the Aegean island of Lesbos; and in the Greek colonies of Aeolis in Anatolia and adjoining islands.
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 name "Macedonians", in order to colloquially mean the Greek soldiers (etc) that Alexander the Great was first the hegemon of, is being used by – at least – contemporary sources when referring to the Hellenistic period, as the ancient Macedonian army, including the famous somatophylakes (e. g. Lysimachus) and, later, the diadochi [71] of ...
Aiantis (named after Ajax) (Aeschylus was a member of this tribe) Aigeis (named after Aegeus) Akamantis/Acamantis (named after Acamas) (Pericles was a member of this tribe) Antiochis (named after Antiochus, son of Heracles) (Socrates was a member of this tribe) Erechtheis (named after Erechtheus) (Critias may also have been a member of this tribe)
Based on the order of the original books by Julia Quinn, Benedict’s love story would have been the focus of Season Three. Instead, the show jumps to his younger brother, Colin. Instead, the show ...
Aeolian or Aeolic order, an early order of Classical architecture; Aeolian landform, landforms, such as sand dunes, formed by wind; Aeolian processes, eolian sedimentation, wind-generated geologic processes; Eolian (Solar car), a solar car designed at the University of Chile
Diodorus Siculus—perhaps in order to resolve a confusion between this Aeolus and the Aeolus who was the son of Hellen—also made Aeolus's father Hippotes the son of a Mimas, who was the son of Aeolus the son of Hellen. [25] And while Homer does not name Aeolus' mother, wife, or children, Diodorus supplies names for all but his daughters.