Aeolian commonly refers to things related to either of two Greek mythological figures:
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Aeolus (son of Hippotes), ruler of the winds
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Aeolus (son of Hellen), son of Hellen and eponym of the Aeolians
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Aeolians, an ancient Greek tribe thought to be descended from Aeolus, son of Hellen
Aeolian or Eolian may also refer to:
Music
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''Aeolian'' (album), an album by German post-metal band The Ocean Collective
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Aeolian Company (1887–1985), a maker of organs, pianos, sheet music, and phonographs
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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
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, any one of a number of concert halls of that name
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Aeolian harp, a harp that is played by the wind
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Aeolian mode, a musical mode, the natural minor key
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Aeolian Quartet (1952–1981), a string quartet based in London
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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
Other uses
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Aeolian dialect, a dialect of Ancient Greek
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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
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Aeolic order, an early order of Classical architecture
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Aeolian landform, landforms, such as sand dunes, formed by wind
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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
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Eolian (Solar car), a solar car designed at the University of Chile
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Eolianite
Eolianite or aeolianite is any rock formed by the lithification of sediment deposited by aeolian processes; that is, the wind. In common use, however, the term refers specifically to the most common form of eolianite: coastal limestone consisting ...
, a sandstone formed from wind-transported sediment
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Aeolia (disambiguation)
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Aeolic
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 Anat ...
, the Ancient Greek dialect of the Aeolians
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Aeolus (disambiguation)
Aeolus is the name of various figures in Greek mythology.
Aeolus or Aiolos may also refer to:
Places North America
* Mount Aeolus (Alberta), Canada
* Mount Aeolus (Vermont), US
* Aeolus Cave, Vermont, US
Antarctica
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Eolienne (also spelled aeolian), a lightweight fabric similar to poplin
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