Aeolus

god

Αἴολος

Keeper of the winds

Aeolus kept winds in a leather bag on his floating island.

The Myth

He gave Odysseus a bag of adverse winds. The crew opened it within sight of Ithaca. Aeolus refused further help.

Hippotes

Six sons and six daughters

leather bagfloating islandwinds

An Aeolian harp is played by wind alone.

English words and phrases that trace back to this myth: