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Greek god of wind
Answer for the clue "Greek god of wind ", 6 letters:
aeolus
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Aeolus is the ruler of the winds in Greek mythology. Aeolus may also refer to: Places : Mount Aeolus (Alberta) Mount Aeolus (Antarctica) , Victoria Land, Antarctica Mount Aeolus (Vermont) Aeolus Cave , Vermont Aeolus Ridge , Alexander Island, Antarctica ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
see Aeolian .
Usage examples of aeolus.
Thou Aeolus, that is so black, And out thine other trumpet take, That highte Laud, and blow it so That through the world their fame may go, Easily and not too fast, That it be knowen at the last.
Chief Kurtz ended with a sigh of relief that Aeolus might have envied.
Minyas starting thence, Minyas son of Aeolus, built long ago the city of Orchomenus that borders on the Cadmeians.
He had no servant, nor wanted one, so he brushed down Aeolus with handfuls of straw while Sharpe fetched a pail of water from the river.
McCandless, his nerves strung by the disaster he feared was imminent, galloped Aeolus a few yards westwards as if wanting to find an explanation for the two gunshots, but then he thought better of it and turned his horse back to the road.
He should sell Aeolus, repay Sharpe, take his pension, and board a ship.
This Aeolus anon upstart, And with his blacke clarioun He gan to blazen out a soun' As loud as bellows wind in hell.
Another tradition, which has its source in the Odyssey, places the abode of the winds in the Aeolian Islands, where they were kept under the guardianship of Aeolus.