| Aello | |
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Other Names |
Aellopus, Aellope, Podarge, Podarce, or Nicothoë |
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First Appearance |
Greek Myth |
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Created by |
Unknown |
Origin[]
In Greek mythology, Aello was one of the Harpy sisters who would abduct people and torture them on their way to Tartarus.
As one of the Harpies, Aello was the daughter of the sea god Thaumas and the Oceanid Electra (also called Ozomene). Her harpy-sisters were Ocypete and Celaeno, whereas other mentioned siblings were Iris, and possibly Arke and Hydaspes. In other accounts, Harpies were called the progeny of Typhoeus, father of these monsters, or of Pontus (Sea) and Gaea (Earth) or of Poseidon, god of the sea.
Aello was claimed to be the mother of Achilles's immortal steeds Balius and Xanthus by Zephyrus but some sources claimed it was really her sister Celaeno.
According to Ovid's Metamorphoses, Aello was the harpy who was encountered by Aeneas' company in their wanderings after the fall of Troy.
Public Domain Appearances[]
All published appearances of Aello from before January 1, 1930 are public domain in the US.
Public Domain Literary Appearances[]
- Fabulae
- Illiad
- Apollodorus
- Theogony
- New History
- Bibliotheca
- Aeneid
- Metamorphoses
Notes[]
- 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.
- In the comic book Clive Barker's Nightbreed, one of the members is named Aello after the mythological figure.