Definitions

1. noun

The Aeolian Islands, a group of islands in the Mediterranean Sea, or the Aeolipile, a primitive steam engine.

“The sailor spent his summer vacation exploring the Aeolia.”

2. noun

In music, the Aeolian mode, a type of musical scale.

“The song was composed in the Aeolian mode for a somber atmosphere.”

3. proper noun

Aeolia, the epithet for Aeolus, the Greek god of the wind.

“In Greek mythology, Aeolia was the home of Aeolus.”