Aeolus

Aeolus (/iːˈoʊləs/; Ancient Greek: Αἴολος, Aiolos [a͜ɪ́olos], Modern Greek: [ˈe.o.los]), a name shared by three mythical characters, was the ruler of the winds in Greek mythology. These three personages are often difficult to tell apart, and even the ancient mythographers appear to have been perplexed about which Aeolus was which. Diodorus Siculus made an attempt to define each of these three (although it is clear that he also became muddled), and his opinion is followed here. Briefly, the first Aeolus was a son of Hellen and eponymous founder of the Aeolian race; the second was a son of Poseidon, who led a colony to islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea; and the third Aeolus was a son of Hippotes who is mentioned in Odyssey and the Aeneid as the Keeper of the Winds. All three men named Aeolus appear to be connected genealogically, although the precise relationship, especially regarding the second and third Aeolus, is often ambiguous.

Son of Hellen

Æolus (1797)

The Æolus, also spelt Aeolus, was a 289 ton snow sailing ship built in 1797 in Denmark.

Under the command of Robert Addie, she sailed from England in 1808, with 79 female convicts. She arrived at Port Jackson on 26 January 1809. No convicts died on the voyage. Æolus left Port Jackson on 1 April bound for England. She was carrying a full load of whale oil from the whaler Dubuc, which had been condemned by survey at Port Jackson.

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Aeolus (motorcycle 1903–05)

The Aeolus was manufactured in England between 1903 and 1905, and featured a 492cc single-cylinder engine with shaft drive to the rear wheel. Production was on a limited scale.

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