Aello
One of the Harpy sisters in Greek mythology
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In Greek mythology, Aello (/eɪˈɛloʊ/; Ancient Greek: Ἀελλώ) is the name of multiple figures:
- Aello, a Harpy, and the daughter of the sea god Thaumas and the Oceanid Electra.[1] Her harpy-sisters were Ocypete and Celaeno, whereas other mentioned siblings were Iris, and possibly Arke[2] and Hydaspes.[3] Aello was claimed to be the mother of Achilles's immortal steeds Balius and Xanthus by Zephyrus.[4] According to Ovid's Metamorphoses, Aello was the harpy who was encountered by Aeneas' company in their wanderings after the fall of Troy.[5] She was also known as Aellopus,[6] Aellope, Podarge,[7] Podarce,[8] and Nicothoë.[9]
- Aello, one of Actaeon's dogs who destroyed their master when he was changed into a stag by the goddess of hunt, Artemis.[10]
