of Phineus from Greek mythology, Senapo is blind and plagued by harpies who attack him whenever he tries to eat a meal, spilling the glasses and befouling the food. Astolfo blows his horn and chases the harpies through the entrance to Hell, and seals them inside. He flies the hippogriff to the summit of the mountain of Terrestrial Paradise, where he meets Saint John the Apostle, who explains how he could return Orlando to his senses. He flies in Elijah's flaming chariot to the moon, where all things lost upon the earth end up, and locates Orlando's wits in a bottle. He returns to earth and gains Senapo's aid in the defense of Paris from the Saracen invaders. Origin of the name It derives from the Germanic name Haistulf, a name composed of haist (of uncertain meaning, perhaps "furious", "violent") or perhaps ast ("rod", "spear"), and vulf ("wolf") In modern times Science A species of extinct rail was named in honor of Astolfo: Gallirallus astolfoi, or Astolfo's rail. Television Astolfo is a major character in the Japanese television anime series Fate/Apocrypha as the Rider of the Black faction. Video games Astolfo appears in the video game Fire Emblem as a Thief (as in Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade.) Astolfo appears in the video game Fate/Grand Order as a Rider (as in Fate/Apocrypha, see above) and, later on, also as a Saber. His popularity as a character in the Fate media franchise was deemed to surpass the popularity of the original in modern times. This phenomenon was also observed for other characters in the Fate franchise in a study, which led the authors to name it the "Astolfo Effect". References Ariosto, Ludovico; and Waldman, Guido (translator) (28 January 1999). Orlando Furioso. Oxford. . Fictional characters introduced in the 14th century Matter of France Fictional knights Characters in Orlando Innamorato and Orlando Furioso