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AEOLIA (Island complex) ITALY
Aeolus, son of Hippotas by Melanippe, was the keeper of the winds and resided in the Aeolian island (Od.10.2, 10.21).
Aeolus. The ruler of the winds, son of Hippotas and Melanippe, daughter of Chiron. He reigned over the Aeolian Islands, and made his residence at Strongyle, the modern Stromboli. The island was entirely surrounded by a wall of brass, and by smooth, precipitous rocks; and here he dwelt in continual joy and festivity, with his wife and his six sons and as many daughters. The island had no other tenants. The sons and daughters were married to each other, after the fashion set by Zeus and Here. Odysseus came in the course of his wanderings to the island of Aeolus, and was hospitably entertained there for an entire month. On his departure, he received from Aeolus all the winds but Zephyrus, tied up in a bag of ox-hide. Zephyrus was favourable for his passage homeward. During nine days and nights the ships ran merrily before the wind; on the tenth they were within sight of Ithaca, when Odysseus, who had hitherto held the helm himself, fell asleep. His comrades, who fancied that Aeolus had given him treasure in the bag, opened it: the winds rushed out, and hurried them back to Aeolia. Judging, from what had befallen them, that they were hated by the gods, the ruler of the winds drove them with reproaches from his isle. The name Aeolus has been derived from aiolos, "varying,""unsteady," as a descriptive epithet of the winds.
This text is from: Harry Thurston Peck, Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities. Cited Nov 2002 from The Perseus Project URL below, which contains interesting hyperlinks
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A mythical island, residence place of Aeolus, grandson of Hippotas, that was surrounded by a bronze wall (Od. 10.1). According to ancient writers, it was one of the Liparae islands, and specifically, the Strongyli (Stromboli of today) or Lipara (Lipari of today).
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