Aello

In Greek mythology, Aello (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.

Other names
Aello was also referred to as:


 * Aellopus (Ἀελλόπους, Aellopous, "whirlwind-footed")
 * Aellope (Αελλώπη, Aellōpē)
 * Podarge (Ποδάργη, Podargē, "she who is foot-speedy")
 * Podarce (Ποδάρκη, Podarkē, "she who is foot-safe"?)
 * Nicothoë (Νικοθόη, Nikothoē, "she who is victory-speedy")

Family
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.

Mythology
According to Ovid's Metamorphoses, Aello was the harpy who was encountered by Aeneas' company in their wanderings after the fall of Troy:"'Wintry seas then tossed the heroic band, and in a treacherous harbor of those isles, called Strophades, Aello frightened them.'"

Namesake
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.