What is Aeolus famous for?
Hereof, what did Aeolus look like?
Aeolus was the keeper of the winds and resided on the island Aeolia. When Aeolus released the winds at the command of the gods, it often caused great storms at sea. As the winds were generally considered horse-shaped, Aeolus is also known as Hippotades, meaning 'horse-reiner. '
Keeping this in view, who is Aeolus related to?
The first Aeolus was a son of Hellen and eponymous founder of the Aeolian race. The second Aeolus was a son of Poseidon, who led a colony to islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea. The third Aeolus was a son of Hippotes who is mentioned in Odyssey and the Aeneid as the Keeper of the Winds.
He had twelve children, six sons and six daughters. Another Aeolus was the son of Hellen and Orseis, and ruler of Aeolia. He married Enarete, with whom he had numerous children, including Sisyphus, Athamas, Cretheus, and Salmoneus.