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Zeus has given Aeolus the power to control and unleash the winds. Aeolus is tasked with keeping the winds in check and controlling their direction and intensity to prevent chaos and destruction on Earth.
Aeolus refuses to help Odysseus a second time, believing that the gods must be against him if he encountered such misfortune after being given a fair wind the first time. He then advises Odysseus to leave immediately.
In Greek mythology, Aeolus was appointed by the gods to be the guardian of the winds. He keeps the winds locked in a cave and can release them as he pleases. Aeolus helped Odysseus by giving him a bag containing all the winds except the favorable west wind to assist him on his journey.
Aeolus is often considered the king of the winds in Greek mythology. He is responsible for controlling and regulating the winds, keeping them in check and preventing them from causing chaos.
He gave them some hospitality for a month and then provided a west wind to carry them home. The problem was that he gave him a bag of the 4 winds. His crew thought it was treasure and opened it. That blew them back. Aeolus was the keeper of the winds and he bottled up a bag of winds for Odysseus so he could reach Ithaca, his home, faster. Ulysses asked Aeolus to get him and his men home quickly and safely.
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He does not wish to incur the god's wrath. He can tell that the gods have cursed Odysseus. Also, Odysseus has already wasted his first gift.
He gives the the gift to Odysseus because he is the cousin of Poseidon and he is mad at him for some reason and he wants to show of that he is better than him!
hes the keeper of winds where Aeolus gives him a bag of wind. Odysseus men think hes hiding something from them so they open the bag and the winds rush out where it brings them back to Aeolus who refuses to help them again :)
Aeolus gave Odysseus the bag of winds as a gift to help him reach Ithaca safely. However, Odysseus' curious crew opened the bag, thinking it contained treasure, which released the winds and blew them off course. Aeolus released the west wind this time as punishment for their failure to reach their destination.
Aeolus is a man.
In Greek myth Aeolus did not have sisters.
Aeolus controls the winds.
Aeolus gives Odysseus a tightly closed bag full of the captured winds so he could sail easily home to Ithaca on the gentle West Wind. It is his hospitality and respect for Odysseus and his doings at Troy that makes him give this gift.
Aeolus had no weapons except the power of wind
Aeolus. has written: 'Teach yourself meteorology'
Oddysseus met Aeolus on the island of Aeolia