Aiolia - Aioria

Japanese: アイオリア - あいおりあ
Aiolia - Aioria

…Typhōn, the king of monsters who was struck by lightning by Zeus and cast into the underworld of Tartarus, was also the master of the winds, and sent violent whirlwinds of unpredictable direction and timing over the land and sea, tormenting people. Aiolia, a floating island surrounded by a bronze wall, was also home to a wind god named Aiolos, who welcomed Odysseus, who stopped by the island during his voyage, and gave him a skin bag filled with all the winds except the fair winds. However, while Odysseus was sleeping, his servants opened the bag, thinking it contained wine, and a violent storm blew up, blowing the ship back to Aiolia. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Aiolia" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…ゼウスによって雷で打たれ地底の暗黒界タルタロスに投げこまれた怪物の王テュフォンTyphōnも風の主で,吹く方向と時期が不定の激しい旋風を地上と海上に吹き送り,人々を苦しめる。またアイオリアAioliaと呼ばれる青銅の城壁で囲まれた浮島には,アイオロスAiolosという名の風神が住んでおり,航海の途中この島に立ち寄ったオデュッセウスを歓待したうえに,彼に順風以外のすべての風を詰めた皮袋を持たせて出発させた。ところがオデュッセウスが眠っている間に,彼の家来たちが酒が入っていると思いこの袋の口を開けたため,たちまち暴風が吹き荒れ,船はまたアイオリア島に吹き戻されてしまったという。…

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