Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology1970 |
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... Aeolus , king of Thessaly . Aeolus , a son of Hellen , gave his name to the Aeolians ; the Dorians were named after his brother Dorus ; Aeolus ' nephews lon and Achaeüs were eponyms of the Ionians and the Achaeans . According to ...
... Aeolus , king of Thessaly . Aeolus , a son of Hellen , gave his name to the Aeolians ; the Dorians were named after his brother Dorus ; Aeolus ' nephews lon and Achaeüs were eponyms of the Ionians and the Achaeans . According to ...
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... Aeolus ( 1 ) . The eponym of the Aeolians . Aeolus was a son of Hellen and the nymph Orseïs . When Hellen divided the Greek lands between Aeolus and his brothers , Dorus and Xuthus , Aeolus received Thessaly . He named the peo ple ...
... Aeolus ( 1 ) . The eponym of the Aeolians . Aeolus was a son of Hellen and the nymph Orseïs . When Hellen divided the Greek lands between Aeolus and his brothers , Dorus and Xuthus , Aeolus received Thessaly . He named the peo ple ...
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... Aeolus sent Odysseus on his way , he gave him all but one of the winds tied up in a newly made ox - hide bag . The gentle west wind was left free to waft Odysseus ' ships on their homeward journey . Thanks to Aeolus ' kindliness , the ...
... Aeolus sent Odysseus on his way , he gave him all but one of the winds tied up in a newly made ox - hide bag . The gentle west wind was left free to waft Odysseus ' ships on their homeward journey . Thanks to Aeolus ' kindliness , the ...
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