Aeolian commonly refers to things related to either of two Greek mythological figures: *

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 (mythical island), Aeolia, where he lived with his wife and six sons a ...

, ruler of the winds *

Aeolus (son of Hellen) In Greek mythology, Aeolus or Aiolos (; ; ) was the son of Hellen, the ruler of Aeolia (later called Thessaly), and the eponym of the Aeolians, one of the four main tribes of the Greeks. According to the mythographer Apollodorus, Aeolus was t ...

, son of Hellen and eponym of the Aeolians *

Aeolians The Aeolians (; , ''Aioleis'') were one of the four major tribes into which Greeks divided themselves in the ancient period (along with the Achaeans, Dorians and Ionians).. They originated in the eastern parts of the Greek mainland, notably in ...

, 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 *

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 *

Aeolian Hall (disambiguation) Aeolian Hall may refer to: * Aeolian Hall (Manhattan), a concert hall near Times Square in Midtown Manhattan, New York City * Aeolian Hall (London), England * Aeolian Hall (London, Ontario), a historic music venue in London, Ontario {{disambiguation ...

, any one of a number of concert halls of that name * Aeolian harp, a harp that is played by the wind *

Aeolian mode The Aeolian mode is a musical mode or, in modern usage, a diatonic scale also called the natural minor scale. On the piano, using only the white keys, it is the scale that starts with A and continues to the next A only striking white keys. Its a ...

, a musical mode, the natural minor key * Aeolian Quartet (1952–1981), a string quartet based in London *

Aeolian-Skinner Aeolian-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 Anatoli ...

, a dialect of Ancient Greek *

Aeolian Islands The Aeolian Islands ( ; ; ), sometimes referred to as the Lipari Islands or Lipari group ( , ) after their largest island, are a volcanic archipelago in the Tyrrhenian Sea north of Sicily, said to be named after Aeolus, the mythical ruler of ...

, islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea, named after Aeolus the ruler of the winds * Aeolian or

Aeolic order The Aeolic order or Aeolian order was an early classical order, order of Classical architecture. It has a strong similarity to the better known Ionic order, but differs in the Capital (architecture), capital, where a palmette rises between the two ...

, an early order of Classical architecture *

Aeolian landform Aeolian landforms, or Eolian landforms, are produced by either the erosion, erosive or deposition (geology), depositive aeolian processes, action of wind. These features may be built up from sand or snow, or eroded into rock, snow, or ice. Aeolian ...

, landforms, such as sand dunes, formed by wind *

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 erosion, erode, transport, and deposit ...

, eolian sedimentation, wind-generated geologic processes *

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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