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  1. card: [1] “Then to the Aeolian isle we came, where dwelt Aeolus, son of Hippotas, dear to the immortal gods, in a floating island, and all around it is a wall of unbreakable bronze, and the cliff runs up sheer. [5] Twelve children of his, too, there are in the halls, six daughters and six sturdy sons, and he gave his daughters to his sons to ...

  2. Sep 23, 2020 · In Homer’s Odyssey, Aeolus was the human king of a floating island. He welcomed Odysseus for a month of feasting and comfort before the hero resumed his journey home. Aeolus was also a friend of the gods and as such had been given the power to control the winds.

  3. where Aeolus lived, son of Hippotas, whom immortal gods hold dear. (1) Around it, runs an impenetrable wall of bronze, and cliffs rise up in a sheer face of rock. His twelve children live there in the palace, six daughters as well as six full-grown sons.

  4. THE ODYSSEY BOOK 10, TRANSLATED BY A. T. MURRAY [1] “Then to the Aeolian isle we came, where dwelt Aeolus, son of Hippotas, dear to the immortal gods, in a floating island, and all around it is a wall of unbreakable bronze, and the cliff runs up sheer.

  5. The Achaeans sail from the land of the Cyclops to the home of Aeolus, ruler of the winds. Aeolus presents Odysseus with a bag containing all of the winds, and he stirs up a westerly wind to guide Odysseus and his crew home.

  6. Aeolus (son of Hippotes) In Greek mythology, Aeolus (Ancient Greek: Αἴολος, Aiolos), [1] the son of Hippotes, was the ruler of the winds encountered by Odysseus in Homer 's Odyssey. Aeolus was the king of the island of Aeolia, where he lived with his wife and six sons and six daughters.

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  8. ‘So we came to the floating island of Aeolia, where Aeolus lived, son of Hippotas, dear to the deathless gods. A wall of unbroken bronze surrounds it, and the cliffs are sheer. In those halls his twelve children live as well, six daughters and six fine sons, and he has given his daughters to his sons in marriage.

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