Aeolis

American  

[ee-uh-lis] / ˈi ə lɪs /

Also Aeolia

noun

1. an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in northwestern Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.

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Aeolis British  

/ ˈiːəlɪs, iːˈəʊlɪə /

noun

1. the ancient name for the coastal region of NW Asia Minor, including the island of Lesbos, settled by the Aeolian Greeks (about 1000 _bc )

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Example Sentences

The central peak of Gale is Aeolis Mons, an 18,000 foot mountain.

From Salon • Mar. 4, 2022

In ancient Greece, Tinos was reputed to be the home of Aeolis, the king of the winds, who whipped around the mountains and carved giant sculptures from the dark granite.

From New York Times • Jun. 12, 2019

In the coming years, as the rover trundles up the side of Aeolis Mons, it will pass rocks that, seen from orbit, seem to host mysteriously intermittent dark streaks—perhaps marking seasonal water seeps.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 3, 2017

After communications resume, Grotzinger says, Curiosity will try drilling into John Klein again before packing up and starting the 10-kilometer drive to its ultimate destination, a 5-kilometer-tall peak known as Aeolis Mons.

From Scientific American • Mar. 13, 2013

In the coming century Cyme of Aeolis would give a wife to a Phrygian king.

From The Ancient East by Hogarth, D. G. (David George)