Aeolus
2 of the 7 encyclopedias on this shelf carry an entry for Aeolus. Both are reproduced below, so you can see where they agree and where they differ.
Aiton's Encyclopedia (1910)
e'o-lus, in ancient mythology, the father and god of the winds. He is represented as the son of Poseidon. His kingdom was the Aeolian isles, where he kept the winds shut up in a vast cave, lest they sweep earth and sky away. Sailors were dependent upon Aeolus, who was able to set free a favoring breeze that brought their ship to port, or to let slip a devastating hurricane. Some located this home of the winds in Stromboli, where the rumblings of the volcano were regarded as the mutterings of the winds struggling to go free. The following passage from Conington's translation of the Aeneid gives the gist of the legend: Here Aeolus, in cavern vast, With bolt and barrier fetters fast Rebellious storm and howling blast. They with the rock's reverberant roar Chafe blustering round their prison door; He, throned on high, the sceptre sways, Controls their moods, their wrath allays. Break but that sceptre, sea and land, And heaven's ethereal deep, Before them they would whirl like sand, And through the void air sweep.
1000 Classical Characters (1900)
The ruler of storms and winds, was the son of Hippotas. He reigned over Aeolia. He was the inventor of sails, and a great astronomer, from which the poets have called him the god of wind. 2026 Editor's Note: While this text identifies Aeolus as the son of Hippotas, ancient mythographers were often perplexed by three distinct figures of the same name. This specific ruler of the winds is best known for giving Odysseus a bag containing all the winds except the gentle west wind to ensure his safe passage home. However, his men opened the bag thinking it held treasure, causing the released storms to drive their ship back to the island of Aeolia. (Ed: BR 2026-06-11)