Sculpture, Fontana Eolo - 40 cm - Cast Stone

A distinctive sculpture depicting Aeolus's effigy in all its uniqueness, made of mineral stone and completely hand-finished (stone cast).
Aeolus is a figure from Greek mythology who, according to the Odyssey, embodies him as the god of winds, who, meeting Odysseus, gives him a bag that contains all the winds except one, which will carry him home. Odysseus sets off again and after nine days of sailing, when he is already in sight of Ithaca, he falls asleep. Then his companions take advantage of the moment to open the bag, believing it to be full of precious objects. In this way, all the winds are released and a great storm is unleashed, driving Odysseus and the crew away from Ithaca.
According to Diodorus Siculus, over time Aeolus earned a reputation for having the power to control the winds, and it is for this reason that he is portrayed so in the Odyssey. However, in reality he did not possess this ability: what gave Aeolus such fame was rather his skill in using sails and the fact that, by observing the smoke from the volcanoes of the Aeolian Islands, he could predict the direction of the wind without ever being wrong.
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