In Greek mythology, Aello (/eɪˈɛloʊ/; Ancient Greek: Ἀελλώ, Aellō means "storm" or "storm-swift" in ancient Greek) was one of the Harpy sisters who would abduct people and torture them on their way to Tartarus.[1][2] It is claimed she is the mother of Achilles's immortal steeds Balius (Balios) and Xanthus (Xanthos) by Zephyrus, but some sources claim it was really her sister Celaeno.

She is also referred to as:

Aello was also the name of one of Actaeon's dogs who destroyed their master when he was changed into a stag by the goddess of hunt, Artemis.[7]

Notes

  1. ^ Hesiod, Theogony 265;Apollodorus, 1.2.6
  2. ^ Bell, Robert E. (1991). Women of Classical Mythology: A Biographical Dictionary. ABC-CLIO. p. 9. ISBN 9780874365818.
  3. ^ Apollodorus, 1.9.21; Hyginus, Fabulae 14.3
  4. ^ Homer, Iliad 16.148
  5. ^ Hyginus, Fabulae Preface
  6. ^ Apollodorus, 1.9.21
  7. ^ Ovid, Metamorphoses 3.206 ff.; Hyginus, Fabulae 18

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