Aeolian commonly refers to things related to either of two Greek mythological figures:
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Aeolus (son of Hippotes)
In Greek mythology, Aeolus, 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. To ensure saf ...
, ruler of the winds
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Aeolus (son of Hellen)
In Greek mythology, Aeolus or Aiolos (; grc, Αἴολος , ) is a name shared by three mythical characters. These three personages are often difficult to tell apart, and even the ancient mythographers appear to have been perplexed about which A ...
, son of Hellen and eponym of the Aeolians
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Aeolians
The Aeolians (; el, Αἰολεῖς) were one of the four major tribes in which Greeks divided themselves in the ancient period (along with the Achaeans, Dorians and Ionians)..
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Their name mythologically derives from Aeolus, the mythical a ...
, an ancient Greek tribe thought to be descended from Aeolus, son of Hellen
Aeolian or Eolian may also refer to:
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''Aeolian'' (album), an album by German post-metal band The Ocean Collective
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Aeolian Company The Aeolian Company was a musical-instrument making firm whose products included player organs, pianos, sheet music, records and phonographs. Founded in 1887, it was at one point the world's largest such firm. During the mid 20th century, it surp ...
(1887–1985), a maker of organs, pianos, sheet music, and phonographs
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Aeolian Hall (disambiguation), any one of a number of concert halls of that name
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Aeolian harp, a harp that is played by the wind
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Aeolian mode
The Aeolian mode is a musical mode or, in modern usage, a diatonic scale also called the natural minor scale. On the white piano keys, it is the scale that starts with A. Its ascending interval form consists of a ''key note, whole step, half ste ...
, a musical mode, the natural minor key
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Aeolian Quartet
The Aeolian Quartet was a highly reputed string quartet based in London, England, with a long international touring history and presence, an important recording and broadcasting profile. It was the successor of the pre-War Stratton Quartet. The qua ...
(1952–1981), a string quartet based in London
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Aeolian-Skinner
Æolian-Skinner Organ Company, Inc. of Boston, Massachusetts was an American builder of a large number of pipe organs from its inception as the Skinner Organ Company in 1901 until its closure in 1972. Key figures were Ernest M. Skinner (1866–1 ...
(1932–1972), pipe organ builder
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Aeolian dialect
In linguistics, Aeolic Greek (), also known as Aeolian (), Lesbian or Lesbic dialect, is the set of dialects of Ancient Greek spoken mainly in Boeotia; in Thessaly; in the Aegean island of Lesbos; and in the Greek colonies of Aeolis in Anatol ...
, a dialect of Ancient Greek
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Aeolian Islands, islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea, named after Aeolus the ruler of the winds
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Aeolic order, an early order of Classical architecture
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Aeolian processes
Aeolian processes, also spelled eolian, pertain to wind activity in the study of geology and weather and specifically to the wind's ability to shape the surface of the Earth (or other planets). Winds may erode, transport, and deposit mate ...
, eolian sedimentation, wind-generated geologic processes
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Eolian (Solar car) Eolian is the name of a series of solar vehicles designed and manufactured by students, workers and professors at the University of Chile. The project involves different disciplines, including mechanical engineers, electrical engineers and industria ...
, a solar car designed at the University of Chile
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Eolianite
Eolianite or aeolianite is any rock formed by the lithification of sediment deposited by aeolian processes; that is, the wind. In common use, however, the term refers specifically to the most common form of eolianite: coastal limestone consisting ...
, a sandstone formed from wind-transported sediment
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Aeolia (disambiguation)
Aeolia or Eolia may refer to:
* Aeolia daughter of Amythaon and wife of Calydon
*Aeolia (mythical island), the mythical floating island (''nesos Aiolios'') visited by Odysseus in Homer's ''Odyssey''
*Aeolis or Aeolia in Anatolia
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Aeolic
In linguistics, Aeolic Greek (), also known as Aeolian (), Lesbian or Lesbic dialect, is the set of dialects of Ancient Greek spoken mainly in Boeotia; in Thessaly; in the Aegean island of Lesbos; and in the Greek colonies of Aeolis in Anato ...
, the Ancient Greek dialect of the Aeolians
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Aeolus (disambiguation)
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Eolienne (also spelled aeolian), a lightweight fabric similar to poplin
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