Aeolis

/ɪˈoʊlɪs/ noun

Definition

An ancient region in northwestern Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey) colonized by Greeks and named after Aeolus, characterized by its Aeolic Greek culture and dialect.

Etymology

From Greek 'Aeolia,' the region named after Aeolus. Aeolis became a major center of Greek civilization, and its inhabitants spoke the Aeolic dialect of ancient Greek.

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Aeolis was one of the great cultural crossroads of the ancient world—Sappho, one of history's greatest poets, came from the island of Lesbos in Aeolis, making it a center of classical literature.

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