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noun

Aeŏlĭa

gen. Aeŏliae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
A group of islands near Sicily; so called after Æolus; who is said to have once reigned there
A group of islands near Sicily, so called after Æolus, who is said to have once reigned there, now the Lipari Islands, Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 92 sq.—
the abode of Æolus; the god of the winds
In mythol., the abode of Æolus, the god of the winds. Verg. A. 1, 52.—
A country of Asia Minor
A country of Asia Minor, Nep. Con. 5.
Perseus ID: n1256 Key: Aeolia