Aeolus God of storms and wind

Aeolus God of storms and wind Classification: God Culture/Pantheon: Greek Associated: Wind, Storms One of the sons of Poseidon said to have presented the winds in a leather bag to the hero Odysseus an to have given the sale to seafarers. According to legend his home was the Aeolian islands which was a magical floating island. In one legend he was married to Eos who was a second generation Titan and the daughter of Hyperion the Titan of Light. Aeolus is the father of six sons who were the various directional winds. The hexagonal temple of winds depicted to Elio still stands at Athens. He kept the violent Storm-Winds locked safely away inside the cavernous interior of his isle, releasing them only at the command of greatest gods to wreak devastation upon the world.