Aitolos

Two distinct origin strands appear in the sources. In the mythic register, Aetolus (Aitolos) is presented as a genealogical figure: the son of Endymion and a great-great-grandson of Deucalion, with a Naiad nymph mother named Neis or Iphianassa; he belongs to the mythic past and genealogical ordering of Greek heroic tradition. In the hagiographic register, the epithet 'Aitolos' identifies Kosmas (St. Cosmas) by regional association (literally 'of Aetolia'); the collected writings and modern studies present him as a historical Orthodox teacher and missionary whose teachings were later compiled.

The supplied materials do not provide physical descriptions or iconographic details for either Aetolus (the mythic ancestor) or Kosmas Aitolos (the saint). The mythic reference is strictly genealogical; the hagiographic sources are thematic collections of teachings without descriptive imagery.

No supernatural powers, deeds, or magical abilities are documented in the provided excerpts. For the mythic Aetolus only lineage is recorded; for Kosmas Aitolos the 'abilities' attributed are those of a teacher and preacher—teaching God, love, humility, confession, fasting, prayer (e.g., the Jesus Prayer), meditation on death, and scriptural instruction—rather than magical or supernaturally operative powers.