English
Etymology
Latin #Latin|Alcyone, from Greek �λκ��ν (Alkyon)
Proper noun
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Alcyone
- greekmyth One of the Pleiades; daughter of Aeolus and wife of Ceyx. When her husband died in a shipwreck, Alcyone threw herself into the sea whereupon the gods transformed them both into halcyon birds (kingfishers). When Alcyone made her nest on the beach, waves threatened to destroy it. Aeolus restrained his winds and made the waves be calm during seven days in each year, so she could lay her eggs. These became known as the "halcyon days", when storms never occur.
Translations
Portuguese: AlcÃone f
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Related terms
halcyon
halcyon days
Latin
Etymology
From Greek �λκ��ν (Alkyon)
Pronunciation
IPA|/a�l�k�.�.ne�/
Proper noun
Alcyon�
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