Aeolus stowed the sack inside my holds, lashed so fast
with a burnished silver cord
not even a slight puff could slip past that knot.
Yet he set the West Wind free to blow us on our way
and waft our squadron home. But his plan was bound to fail,
yes, our own reckless folly swept us on to ruin.
– Homer
The Odyssey, Book 10, lines 26-31. To ensure safe passage home for Odysseus and his men, King Aeolus gives him a bag of winds to aid his journey. Inside the tightly tied bag are all the unfavorable winds, leaving only the west wind free to help Odysseus sail home.