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  • Three Greek tribes were involved in this migration — the Aeolians to the north, the Ionians in the center, and the Dorians in the south — and together they produced the first flowering of Greek culture.

    'Aladdin's Lamp' 2009

  • The Aeolians gave birth to the lyric poet Sappho; the Ionians to Homer and the natural philosophers Thales, Anaximander, and Anaximenes; and the Dorians to Herodotus, the "Father of History."

    'Aladdin's Lamp' 2009

  • There are also two really fascinating cultures that inhabit Chilo: the Aeolians (a collective mind in their own right, who are all connected through a wireless network so they can vote on the consensus) and the people of Yatapek (who happen to be descended from certain folks we might remember from one of Tobias' other novels).

    Archive 2008-07-01 2008

  • The Aeolians use a technologically-enhanced representative who broadcasts their experiences to the rest of the Aeolian populace.

    Archive 2008-09-01 Paul 2008

  • There are also two really fascinating cultures that inhabit Chilo: the Aeolians (a collective mind in their own right, who are all connected through a wireless network so they can vote on the consensus) and the people of Yatapek (who happen to be descended from certain folks we might remember from one of Tobias' other novels).

    Book Review: Sly Mongoose by Tobias S. Buckell 2008

  • The Aeolians use a technologically-enhanced representative who broadcasts their experiences to the rest of the Aeolian populace.

    "Sly Mongoose" by Tobias Buckell Paul 2008

  • For example, the Chilo-based Aeolians employ a very interesting form of democracy.

    Archive 2008-09-01 Paul 2008

  • The Aeolians then vote in real-time on what action they wish the representative to take on their behalf.

    Archive 2008-09-01 Paul 2008

  • The Aeolians then vote in real-time on what action they wish the representative to take on their behalf.

    "Sly Mongoose" by Tobias Buckell Paul 2008

  • For example, the Chilo-based Aeolians employ a very interesting form of democracy.

    "Sly Mongoose" by Tobias Buckell Paul 2008

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