Aeolus
Americannoun
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the god of the winds
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the founding king of the Aeolians in Thessaly
Example Sentences
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It does this by firing down an ultraviolet laser, but as Aeolus passed over the Pacific its light beam was blocked by all the material thrown into the sky.
From BBC • Jan. 16, 2022
A review of corporate, political and nonprofit records shows only a distant and indirect connection between Aeolus and the Kushner family.
From New York Times • May 9, 2020
Captain John’s voice competed with the storm as he told a tale of Aeolus, the wind god, who helpfully “captured all adverse winds and bagged them for Odysseus.”
From Washington Post • Nov. 27, 2019
Aeolus will measure not only the distance to the reflection—giving the altitude of the winds—but also the tiny change in wavelength created as the molecules move back and forth.
From Scientific American • Aug. 21, 2018
He said not a word to her, but contented himself with sending a stern reprimand to Aeolus.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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