In
Greek Mythology,
Aello is one of the
Greek Harpies who was employed by the
gods to make
peace
and carry out punishments for
crimes. Aello was described as a
beautiful,
winged maiden. Later other writers described her as a
winged monster with the face of an
ugly old woman, with crooked and sharp talons and claws. She also was described as taking people to the
Underworld and
torturing them. Aello is known as the
Storm Swift of the three. She was also described as a horrid woman with the body of a
bird.
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