Celaeno

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In Greek mythology, Celaeno (Sometimes "Calaeno" or "Kelaino") referred to several different beings.

Celaeno was a harpy whom Aeneas encountered at Strophades. She gave him prophecies of his coming journeys. She was one of three harpy sisters, each of whom represented a different aspect of a great storm. Her name means "darkness" or "blackness". She was described as the lover of the west wind, Zephyrus, and with him bore the talking horses of Achilles, Balius and Xanthus. She was also sometimes known as Podarge ("fleet foot").

One of the Pleiades, or Seven Sisters, was also called Celaeno. She was married to Poseidon and with him mother of Lycus, Nycteus, Eurypylus, and possibly Triton. She was also said to be mother of Deucalion by Promethius.

Celaeno appears in Mommy Fortuna's traveling circus, in the Peter Beagle fantasy classic "The Last Unicorn".