Aello
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- "Podarke" redirects here. For the polychaete worm genusGenusIn biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
, see Podarke (polychaete).
Aello in Greek mythology was one of the Harpy
Harpy
In Greek mythology, a harpy was one of the winged spirits best known for constantly stealing all food from Phineas...
sisters who would abduct people and torture them on their way to Tartarus
Tartarus
In classic mythology, below Uranus , Gaia , and Pontus is Tartarus, or Tartaros . It is a deep, gloomy place, a pit, or an abyss used as a dungeon of torment and suffering that resides beneath the underworld. In the Gorgias, Plato In classic mythology, below Uranus (sky), Gaia (earth), and Pontus...
. Her names are:
- Aello (Ἀελλώ), "she of the whirlwind"
- Aellopus (Ἀελλόπους), "whirlwind-footed" (also referred to as AelloposAelloposAellopos is an extinct genus of ray.-References:*Solnhofen ; a study in Mesozoic palaeontology. K. Werner Barthel, Nicola Helga Margaret Swinburne, Simon Conway Morris. p.165...
) - Podarge (Ποδάργη), "she who is foot-speedy"
- Podarke (Ποδάρκη), "she who is foot-safe"?
- Nikothoe (Νικοθόη), "she who is victory-speedy"
- Note: in "Aello" and "Aellopus" (but not in "Aeolus") the "a" and the "e" should be pronounced separately.
In addition, Aeolus
Aeolus
Aeolus was the ruler of the winds in Greek mythology. In fact this name was shared by three mythic characters. These three personages are often difficult to tell apart, and even the ancient mythographers appear to have been perplexed about which Aeolus was which...
was the ruler of the winds in Greek mythology.
She is sometimes confused with Aella the Amazon
Aella (Amazon)
Aella - Ἄελλα was one of Hippolyte's Amazons in Greek mythology. She was the first to attack Heracles when he came for Hippolyte's girdle. Unfortunately, Heracles was wearing the Nemean Lion skin from his first labor, making him invulnerable. Aella could not kill Heracles; thus, she was killed...
.