Aeolus is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Aeolus in a sentence
Aeolus meaning
The name of a number of characters in Greek mythology, including the founder of the Aeolian race, and a god with power over wind.
Synonyms of Aeolus
Using Aeolus
- The main meaning on this page is: The name of a number of characters in Greek mythology, including the founder of the Aeolian race, and a god with power over wind.
- Useful related words include: greek deity.
- In the example corpus, aeolus often appears in combinations such as: aeolus was, this aeolus, and aeolus.
Context around Aeolus
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 7 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 17 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Aeolus
- In this selection, "aeolus" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, aborted, third, god, natural, satellite and maneuver stand out and add context to how "aeolus" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include about the aeolus maneuver noted and aeolus and enarete. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "aeolus" sits close to words such as aav, abdicating and abductor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with aeolus
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Aeolus was launched on August 22, 2018. (7 words)
If the plan has to be aborted, Aeolus’ natural descent will continue. (12 words)
Liparus was succeeded by Aeolus whose house, according to Homer, gave hospitality to Odysseus. (14 words)
When Bœotus and Aeolus were born, they were raised by Metapontus; but their stepmother (Autolyte, wife of Metapontus) quarrelled with their mother Arne, prompting Bœotus and Aeolus to kill Autolyte and flee from Icaria. (34 words)
For example, one might argue that the myth of the wind-god Aeolus evolved from a historical account of a king who taught his people to use sails and interpret the winds. (32 words)
The first marble quarry in America was on Mount Aeolus overlooking East Dorset. citation The granite industry attracted numerous skilled stonecutters in the late 19th century from Italy, Scotland, and Ireland. (31 words)
Example sentences (17)
It is difficult to differentiate this Aeolus from the second Aeolus, as their identities seem to have been merged by many ancient writers.
When Bœotus and Aeolus were born, they were raised by Metapontus; but their stepmother (Autolyte, wife of Metapontus) quarrelled with their mother Arne, prompting Bœotus and Aeolus to kill Autolyte and flee from Icaria.
At the time, Aeolus was designed to fall on an area of Earth that would be quite random.
If the plan has to be aborted, Aeolus’ natural descent will continue.
The sun’s increased activity already had an impact on speeding up the reentry of the ESA’s Aeolus satellite in July 2023.
Aeolus was launched on August 22, 2018.
ESA, in its statement about the Aeolus maneuver, noted it was the first time one its satellites had to dodge a megaconstellation spacecraft — and probably not the last.
Aeolus and Enarete had many children, although the precise number and identities of these children vary from author to author in the ancient sources.
Aeolus had six sons and six daughters, whom in Homer he wed to one another and the family lived happily together.
Another son is named Mimas, who provides a link to the third Aeolus in a genealogy that seems very contrived.
For example, one might argue that the myth of the wind-god Aeolus evolved from a historical account of a king who taught his people to use sails and interpret the winds.
Liparus was succeeded by Aeolus whose house, according to Homer, gave hospitality to Odysseus.
The early Greeks used this phenomenon to develop a harp and the sound was called an Aeolian tone after Aeolus, God of the Wind.
The ESA wind mission ADM-Aeolus will be equipped with a Doppler lidar system in order to provide global measurements of vertical wind profiles.
The first marble quarry in America was on Mount Aeolus overlooking East Dorset. citation The granite industry attracted numerous skilled stonecutters in the late 19th century from Italy, Scotland, and Ireland.
This Aeolus was perceived by post-Homeric authors as a god, rather than as a mortal and simple Keeper of the Winds (as in the Odyssey).
To the north of the old harbour is the old Aeolus ) windmill, which operates and sells ground cereals.
Common combinations with aeolus
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: