Aeolus was the Greek god of the wind. He lived on one of the Aeolian Islands which were named for him. He kept the wind inside a cave and released it whenever he pleased.

Aeolus was an important character in the epic The Odyssey. He gives Odysseus a leather bag containing wind that would prevent Odysseus from sailing home. Odysseus' crew opened the bag and the ship was blown off course.

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