aello-
(Greek: stormy wind, whirlwind; from Greek mythology, Aëllo, a harpy; whose name literally means, "Stormswift")
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.
aellophilous, aellophile, aellophily
A reference to plants that are distributed by stormy winds.
Cross references of word groups that are related, directly or indirectly, to: "air, wind":
aeolo-;
aero-;
anemo-;
atmo-;
austro-;
flat-, flatu-;
phys-;
pneo-, -pnea;
pneumato-;
turb-;
vent-;
zephyro-.
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