Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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"Balius and Xanthus" | Greek | The immortal horses of Achilles. They were sons of Zephyrus and the Harpy Podarge. |
"Harpyia" | Greek | That is, "the swift robbers," are, in the Homeric poems, nothing but personified storm winds. Homer mentions only one by name, viz. Podarge, who was married to Zephyrus, and gave birth to the two horses of Achilles, Xanthus and Balius. Greek |