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Aeolus’s married children

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Canonical name
Aeolus’s married children
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Character
Scope
Collective
Editorial note
This union of Aeolus’s six daughters and six sons excludes Aeolus and his wife.

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Location presence

Phase 6 currently covers 24 processed books.

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Aeolus’s house2 observations
·Remembered

Aeolus’s married children feasted and slept in Aeolus’s house.

See evidence text
“Thence we went on to the Aeolian island where lives Aeolus son of Hippotas, dear to the immortal gods. It is an island that floats (as it were) upon the sea, {83} iron bound with a wall that girds it. Now, Aeolus has six daughters and six lusty sons, so he made the sons marry the daughters, and they all live with their dear father and mother, feasting and enjoying every conceivable kind of luxury. All day long the atmosphere of the house is loaded with the savour of roasting meats till it groans again, yard and all; but by night they sleep on their well made bedsteads, each with his own wife between the blankets. These were the people among whom we had now come. ”
·Remembered

Aeolus’s family was feasting in Aeolus’s house.

See evidence text
“‘When we reached it we went ashore to take in water, and dined hard by the ships. Immediately after dinner I took a herald and one of my men and went straight to the house of Aeolus, where I found him feasting with his wife and family; so we sat down as suppliants on the threshold. They were astounded when they saw us and said, ‘Ulysses, what brings you here? What god has been ill-treating you? We took great pains to further you on your way home to Ithaca, or wherever it was that you wanted to go to.’ ”

Claims

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·Remembered

Aeolus’s married children live luxuriously with their parents, feast all day, and sleep by night with their spouses.

See evidence text
“they all live with their dear father and mother, feasting and enjoying every conceivable kind of luxury. All day long the atmosphere of the house is loaded with the savour of roasting meats till it groans again, yard and all; but by night they sleep on their well made bedsteads, each with his own wife between the blankets”

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·Remembered
“Aeolus has six daughters and six lusty sons, so he made the sons marry the daughters”
·Remembered
“I found him feasting with his wife and family”

Passage preview

Book 10 · Passage 1

Thence we went on to the Aeolian island where lives Aeolus son of Hippotas, dear to the immortal gods. It is an island that floats (as it were) upon the sea, {83} iron bound with a wall that girds it. Now, Aeolus has six daughters and six lusty sons, so he made the sons marry the daughters, and they all live with their dear father and mother, feasting and enjoying every conceivable kind of luxury. All day long the atmosphere of the house is loaded with the savour of roasting meats till it groans again, yard and all; but by night they sleep on their well made bedsteads, each with his own wife between the blankets. These were the people among whom we had now come.