(Latin: Aeolus) The son of → Poseidon; in Greek mythology, the progenitor of the Aeolians, directed by → Zeus to rule the winds. It was he who gave Odysseus a bag containing contrary winds to speed the homeward...

Aeolus (Αἴολος), Latinized as Aeolus, Eolus, Aeolos, Æolus, or Aiolus, was the ruler of the winds in Greek Mythology. In fact this name was shared by three mythic characters. These three personages are often difficult to tell apart, and even the...