Celaeno

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.

She appears in the book "The Last Unicorn" by Peter S. Beagle, and animated movie of the same title. Harpies also appear in the book "The Amber Spyglass" By Philip Pullman, but it's unclear if any of them is Celaeno.

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