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Ae·o·lus
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aeolipile
a device illustrating the reactive forces of a gas jet: usually a spherical vessel mounted so as to rotate and equipped with angled exit pipes from which steam within it escapes -
aeolian
of or relating to the wind; produced or carried by the wind -
alcyone
the daughter of Aeolus and wife of Ceyx, who drowned herself in grief for her husband's death. She was transformed into a kingfisher -
canace
Classical Mythology. a daughter of Aeolus who committed suicide at her father's command because of her incestuous relations with her brother Macareus. -
misenus
a son of Aeolus who challenged the gods to a musical contest and was killed by them for his arrogance. -
sisyphus
a son of Aeolus and ruler of Corinth, noted for his trickery: he was punished in Tartarus by being compelled to roll a stone to the top of a slope, the stone always escaping him near the top and rolling down again.