Alcyone

Al·cy·o·ne  (l-s-n)

n.

1. Greek Mythology The daughter of Aeolus who, in grief over the death of her husband Ceyx, threw herself into the sea and was changed into a kingfisher.

2. Greek Mythology A nymph, one of the Pleiades.

3. Astronomy The brightest star in the Pleiades, in the constellation Taurus.

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[Latin, from Greek Alkuon, from alkun, kingfisher.]

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Alcyone¹

n Greek myth

(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Also called Halcyone the daughter of Aeolus and wife of Ceyx, who drowned herself in grief for her husband's death. She was transformed into a kingfisher See also Ceyx

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Alcyone²

n

(Astronomy) the brightest star system in the Pleiades, located in the constellation Taurus

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Alcyone - (Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher Halcyon Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks