Aelo

In Greek mythology, Aelo (Ἀελλώ / Aellṓ: «bride of (the) wind») is, together with Ocípete, Podarge and Celeno, one of the Harpies, daughters of Thaumante and Electra and sisters of Iris.

Aelo was also called Nicotoe and Aelopo. His original mission was to rescue souls tortured in hell by demons, ripping off their prey on the fly. She then changed this occupation by order of Zeus, becoming one of the messengers of his divine designs.

Like the other harpies, she personified sudden and tremendous winds, storms, cyclones; in her particular case, to the stormy wind.

Given these characteristics, because it is as voracious as the storm that uproots and destroys everything, it ended up being personified as a winged demon that enlivened the stories of the mythical sea travelers, in which it was said that it liked to eat its victims, that he took the souls of innocents to hell, that he kidnapped children, that he produced storms and that he had a voracious appetite. For these reasons she was feared and hated, along with her sisters.

She is represented as a winged woman, armed with claws, long hair, enormous strength and evil intentions.