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Aello
In Greek mythology one of the Harpies that carried human beings away.

She was the personification of the whirlwinds. In early accounts she was described as a winged beautiful maiden whose flight was swifter than that of a bird.

Later she was depicted with the body of a bird, claws of a lion, and the pale emaciated face of a woman.

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(Greek: stormy wind, whirlwind; from Greek mythology, Aƫllo, a harpy; whose name literally means, "Stormswift")