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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He never allowed them to roam at will, but held them securely bound in a great cave, and let them loose one at a time when they needed exercise or when the gods demanded their release.
allowed
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From this reading He never allowed them to roam at will, but held them securely bound in a great cave, and let them loose one at a time when they needed exercise or when the gods demanded their release.
always
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From this reading Since that time the winds have never roamed at large, though they always chafe at being restrained in their narrow prison and long to break free.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Æolus Not far from sunny Sicily and the deep crater of Etna, in which Vulcan built his glowing forge, were the Æolian Islands--now called Lipari Islands--where Æolus, god of the winds and storms, kept his turbulent children.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He never allowed them to roam at will, but held them securely bound in a great cave, and let them loose one at a time when they needed exercise or when the gods demanded their release.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Since that time the winds have never roamed at large, though they always chafe at being restrained in their narrow prison and long to break free.
boisterous
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From this reading Only once were they allowed to give free play to their boisterous feelings, and rush over the waters, making havoc everywhere, and this was when Jupiter sent a deluge upon the impious earth.
bound
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From this reading He never allowed them to roam at will, but held them securely bound in a great cave, and let them loose one at a time when they needed exercise or when the gods demanded their release.
break
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From this reading Since that time the winds have never roamed at large, though they always chafe at being restrained in their narrow prison and long to break free.
built
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From this reading Æolus Not far from sunny Sicily and the deep crater of Etna, in which Vulcan built his glowing forge, were the Æolian Islands--now called Lipari Islands--where Æolus, god of the winds and storms, kept his turbulent children.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He never allowed them to roam at will, but held them securely bound in a great cave, and let them loose one at a time when they needed exercise or when the gods demanded their release.
called
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From this reading Æolus Not far from sunny Sicily and the deep crater of Etna, in which Vulcan built his glowing forge, were the Æolian Islands--now called Lipari Islands--where Æolus, god of the winds and storms, kept his turbulent children.
cave
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From this reading He never allowed them to roam at will, but held them securely bound in a great cave, and let them loose one at a time when they needed exercise or when the gods demanded their release.
chafe
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From this reading Since that time the winds have never roamed at large, though they always chafe at being restrained in their narrow prison and long to break free.
children
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From this reading Æolus Not far from sunny Sicily and the deep crater of Etna, in which Vulcan built his glowing forge, were the Æolian Islands--now called Lipari Islands--where Æolus, god of the winds and storms, kept his turbulent children.
crater
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From this reading Æolus Not far from sunny Sicily and the deep crater of Etna, in which Vulcan built his glowing forge, were the Æolian Islands--now called Lipari Islands--where Æolus, god of the winds and storms, kept his turbulent children.
deep
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From this reading Æolus Not far from sunny Sicily and the deep crater of Etna, in which Vulcan built his glowing forge, were the Æolian Islands--now called Lipari Islands--where Æolus, god of the winds and storms, kept his turbulent children.
Deities
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From this reading Minor Deities I.
deluge
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From this reading Only once were they allowed to give free play to their boisterous feelings, and rush over the waters, making havoc everywhere, and this was when Jupiter sent a deluge upon the impious earth.
demanded
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From this reading He never allowed them to roam at will, but held them securely bound in a great cave, and let them loose one at a time when they needed exercise or when the gods demanded their release.
earth
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From this reading Only once were they allowed to give free play to their boisterous feelings, and rush over the waters, making havoc everywhere, and this was when Jupiter sent a deluge upon the impious earth.
Etna
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From this reading Æolus Not far from sunny Sicily and the deep crater of Etna, in which Vulcan built his glowing forge, were the Æolian Islands--now called Lipari Islands--where Æolus, god of the winds and storms, kept his turbulent children.
everywhere
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From this reading Only once were they allowed to give free play to their boisterous feelings, and rush over the waters, making havoc everywhere, and this was when Jupiter sent a deluge upon the impious earth.
exercise
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From this reading He never allowed them to roam at will, but held them securely bound in a great cave, and let them loose one at a time when they needed exercise or when the gods demanded their release.
far
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From this reading Æolus Not far from sunny Sicily and the deep crater of Etna, in which Vulcan built his glowing forge, were the Æolian Islands--now called Lipari Islands--where Æolus, god of the winds and storms, kept his turbulent children.
feelings
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From this reading Only once were they allowed to give free play to their boisterous feelings, and rush over the waters, making havoc everywhere, and this was when Jupiter sent a deluge upon the impious earth.
forge
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From this reading Æolus Not far from sunny Sicily and the deep crater of Etna, in which Vulcan built his glowing forge, were the Æolian Islands--now called Lipari Islands--where Æolus, god of the winds and storms, kept his turbulent children.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Only once were they allowed to give free play to their boisterous feelings, and rush over the waters, making havoc everywhere, and this was when Jupiter sent a deluge upon the impious earth.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Æolus Not far from sunny Sicily and the deep crater of Etna, in which Vulcan built his glowing forge, were the Æolian Islands--now called Lipari Islands--where Æolus, god of the winds and storms, kept his turbulent children.
give
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From this reading Only once were they allowed to give free play to their boisterous feelings, and rush over the waters, making havoc everywhere, and this was when Jupiter sent a deluge upon the impious earth.
glowingnounUS /ˈglowing/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Æolus Not far from sunny Sicily and the deep crater of Etna, in which Vulcan built his glowing forge, were the Æolian Islands--now called Lipari Islands--where Æolus, god of the winds and storms, kept his turbulent children.
god
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From this reading Æolus Not far from sunny Sicily and the deep crater of Etna, in which Vulcan built his glowing forge, were the Æolian Islands--now called Lipari Islands--where Æolus, god of the winds and storms, kept his turbulent children.
gods
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From this reading He never allowed them to roam at will, but held them securely bound in a great cave, and let them loose one at a time when they needed exercise or when the gods demanded their release.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He never allowed them to roam at will, but held them securely bound in a great cave, and let them loose one at a time when they needed exercise or when the gods demanded their release.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Since that time the winds have never roamed at large, though they always chafe at being restrained in their narrow prison and long to break free.
havoc
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From this reading Only once were they allowed to give free play to their boisterous feelings, and rush over the waters, making havoc everywhere, and this was when Jupiter sent a deluge upon the impious earth.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He never allowed them to roam at will, but held them securely bound in a great cave, and let them loose one at a time when they needed exercise or when the gods demanded their release.
held
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From this reading He never allowed them to roam at will, but held them securely bound in a great cave, and let them loose one at a time when they needed exercise or when the gods demanded their release.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Æolus Not far from sunny Sicily and the deep crater of Etna, in which Vulcan built his glowing forge, were the Æolian Islands--now called Lipari Islands--where Æolus, god of the winds and storms, kept his turbulent children.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Minor Deities I.
impious
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From this reading Only once were they allowed to give free play to their boisterous feelings, and rush over the waters, making havoc everywhere, and this was when Jupiter sent a deluge upon the impious earth.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Æolus Not far from sunny Sicily and the deep crater of Etna, in which Vulcan built his glowing forge, were the Æolian Islands--now called Lipari Islands--where Æolus, god of the winds and storms, kept his turbulent children.
Islands
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From this reading Æolus Not far from sunny Sicily and the deep crater of Etna, in which Vulcan built his glowing forge, were the Æolian Islands--now called Lipari Islands--where Æolus, god of the winds and storms, kept his turbulent children.
Jupiter
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From this reading Only once were they allowed to give free play to their boisterous feelings, and rush over the waters, making havoc everywhere, and this was when Jupiter sent a deluge upon the impious earth.
kept
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From this reading Æolus Not far from sunny Sicily and the deep crater of Etna, in which Vulcan built his glowing forge, were the Æolian Islands--now called Lipari Islands--where Æolus, god of the winds and storms, kept his turbulent children.
large
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From this reading Since that time the winds have never roamed at large, though they always chafe at being restrained in their narrow prison and long to break free.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He never allowed them to roam at will, but held them securely bound in a great cave, and let them loose one at a time when they needed exercise or when the gods demanded their release.
Lipari
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From this reading Æolus Not far from sunny Sicily and the deep crater of Etna, in which Vulcan built his glowing forge, were the Æolian Islands--now called Lipari Islands--where Æolus, god of the winds and storms, kept his turbulent children.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since that time the winds have never roamed at large, though they always chafe at being restrained in their narrow prison and long to break free.
loose
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From this reading He never allowed them to roam at will, but held them securely bound in a great cave, and let them loose one at a time when they needed exercise or when the gods demanded their release.
making
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From this reading Only once were they allowed to give free play to their boisterous feelings, and rush over the waters, making havoc everywhere, and this was when Jupiter sent a deluge upon the impious earth.
MinoradjectiveUS /ˈmaɪnər/
of lesser importance or stature or rank
From this reading Minor Deities I.
narrow
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From this reading Since that time the winds have never roamed at large, though they always chafe at being restrained in their narrow prison and long to break free.
needed
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From this reading He never allowed them to roam at will, but held them securely bound in a great cave, and let them loose one at a time when they needed exercise or when the gods demanded their release.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He never allowed them to roam at will, but held them securely bound in a great cave, and let them loose one at a time when they needed exercise or when the gods demanded their release.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Æolus Not far from sunny Sicily and the deep crater of Etna, in which Vulcan built his glowing forge, were the Æolian Islands--now called Lipari Islands--where Æolus, god of the winds and storms, kept his turbulent children.
now
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From this reading Æolus Not far from sunny Sicily and the deep crater of Etna, in which Vulcan built his glowing forge, were the Æolian Islands--now called Lipari Islands--where Æolus, god of the winds and storms, kept his turbulent children.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Æolus Not far from sunny Sicily and the deep crater of Etna, in which Vulcan built his glowing forge, were the Æolian Islands--now called Lipari Islands--where Æolus, god of the winds and storms, kept his turbulent children.
once
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From this reading Only once were they allowed to give free play to their boisterous feelings, and rush over the waters, making havoc everywhere, and this was when Jupiter sent a deluge upon the impious earth.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He never allowed them to roam at will, but held them securely bound in a great cave, and let them loose one at a time when they needed exercise or when the gods demanded their release.
Only
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From this reading Only once were they allowed to give free play to their boisterous feelings, and rush over the waters, making havoc everywhere, and this was when Jupiter sent a deluge upon the impious earth.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He never allowed them to roam at will, but held them securely bound in a great cave, and let them loose one at a time when they needed exercise or when the gods demanded their release.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Only once were they allowed to give free play to their boisterous feelings, and rush over the waters, making havoc everywhere, and this was when Jupiter sent a deluge upon the impious earth.
play
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From this reading Only once were they allowed to give free play to their boisterous feelings, and rush over the waters, making havoc everywhere, and this was when Jupiter sent a deluge upon the impious earth.
prison
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From this reading Since that time the winds have never roamed at large, though they always chafe at being restrained in their narrow prison and long to break free.
release
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From this reading He never allowed them to roam at will, but held them securely bound in a great cave, and let them loose one at a time when they needed exercise or when the gods demanded their release.
restrained
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From this reading Since that time the winds have never roamed at large, though they always chafe at being restrained in their narrow prison and long to break free.
roam
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From this reading He never allowed them to roam at will, but held them securely bound in a great cave, and let them loose one at a time when they needed exercise or when the gods demanded their release.
roamed
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From this reading Since that time the winds have never roamed at large, though they always chafe at being restrained in their narrow prison and long to break free.
rush
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From this reading Only once were they allowed to give free play to their boisterous feelings, and rush over the waters, making havoc everywhere, and this was when Jupiter sent a deluge upon the impious earth.
securely
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From this reading He never allowed them to roam at will, but held them securely bound in a great cave, and let them loose one at a time when they needed exercise or when the gods demanded their release.
sent
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From this reading Only once were they allowed to give free play to their boisterous feelings, and rush over the waters, making havoc everywhere, and this was when Jupiter sent a deluge upon the impious earth.
Sicily
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From this reading Æolus Not far from sunny Sicily and the deep crater of Etna, in which Vulcan built his glowing forge, were the Æolian Islands--now called Lipari Islands--where Æolus, god of the winds and storms, kept his turbulent children.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since that time the winds have never roamed at large, though they always chafe at being restrained in their narrow prison and long to break free.
storms
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From this reading Æolus Not far from sunny Sicily and the deep crater of Etna, in which Vulcan built his glowing forge, were the Æolian Islands--now called Lipari Islands--where Æolus, god of the winds and storms, kept his turbulent children.
sunny
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From this reading Æolus Not far from sunny Sicily and the deep crater of Etna, in which Vulcan built his glowing forge, were the Æolian Islands--now called Lipari Islands--where Æolus, god of the winds and storms, kept his turbulent children.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Since that time the winds have never roamed at large, though they always chafe at being restrained in their narrow prison and long to break free.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Æolus Not far from sunny Sicily and the deep crater of Etna, in which Vulcan built his glowing forge, were the Æolian Islands--now called Lipari Islands--where Æolus, god of the winds and storms, kept his turbulent children.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He never allowed them to roam at will, but held them securely bound in a great cave, and let them loose one at a time when they needed exercise or when the gods demanded their release.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He never allowed them to roam at will, but held them securely bound in a great cave, and let them loose one at a time when they needed exercise or when the gods demanded their release.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He never allowed them to roam at will, but held them securely bound in a great cave, and let them loose one at a time when they needed exercise or when the gods demanded their release.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Only once were they allowed to give free play to their boisterous feelings, and rush over the waters, making havoc everywhere, and this was when Jupiter sent a deluge upon the impious earth.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Since that time the winds have never roamed at large, though they always chafe at being restrained in their narrow prison and long to break free.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He never allowed them to roam at will, but held them securely bound in a great cave, and let them loose one at a time when they needed exercise or when the gods demanded their release.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He never allowed them to roam at will, but held them securely bound in a great cave, and let them loose one at a time when they needed exercise or when the gods demanded their release.
turbulent
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From this reading Æolus Not far from sunny Sicily and the deep crater of Etna, in which Vulcan built his glowing forge, were the Æolian Islands--now called Lipari Islands--where Æolus, god of the winds and storms, kept his turbulent children.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Only once were they allowed to give free play to their boisterous feelings, and rush over the waters, making havoc everywhere, and this was when Jupiter sent a deluge upon the impious earth.
Vulcan
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From this reading Æolus Not far from sunny Sicily and the deep crater of Etna, in which Vulcan built his glowing forge, were the Æolian Islands--now called Lipari Islands--where Æolus, god of the winds and storms, kept his turbulent children.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Only once were they allowed to give free play to their boisterous feelings, and rush over the waters, making havoc everywhere, and this was when Jupiter sent a deluge upon the impious earth.
waters
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From this reading Only once were they allowed to give free play to their boisterous feelings, and rush over the waters, making havoc everywhere, and this was when Jupiter sent a deluge upon the impious earth.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Æolus Not far from sunny Sicily and the deep crater of Etna, in which Vulcan built his glowing forge, were the Æolian Islands--now called Lipari Islands--where Æolus, god of the winds and storms, kept his turbulent children.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He never allowed them to roam at will, but held them securely bound in a great cave, and let them loose one at a time when they needed exercise or when the gods demanded their release.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Æolus Not far from sunny Sicily and the deep crater of Etna, in which Vulcan built his glowing forge, were the Æolian Islands--now called Lipari Islands--where Æolus, god of the winds and storms, kept his turbulent children.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Æolus Not far from sunny Sicily and the deep crater of Etna, in which Vulcan built his glowing forge, were the Æolian Islands--now called Lipari Islands--where Æolus, god of the winds and storms, kept his turbulent children.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He never allowed them to roam at will, but held them securely bound in a great cave, and let them loose one at a time when they needed exercise or when the gods demanded their release.
winds
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From this reading Æolus Not far from sunny Sicily and the deep crater of Etna, in which Vulcan built his glowing forge, were the Æolian Islands--now called Lipari Islands--where Æolus, god of the winds and storms, kept his turbulent children.
Æolian
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From this reading Æolus Not far from sunny Sicily and the deep crater of Etna, in which Vulcan built his glowing forge, were the Æolian Islands--now called Lipari Islands--where Æolus, god of the winds and storms, kept his turbulent children.
Æolus
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From this reading Æolus Not far from sunny Sicily and the deep crater of Etna, in which Vulcan built his glowing forge, were the Æolian Islands--now called Lipari Islands--where Æolus, god of the winds and storms, kept his turbulent children.
