ALCYONE


Meaning of ALCYONE in English

/al suy"euh nee'/ , n.

1. a third-magnitude star in the constellation Taurus: brightest star in the Pleiades.

2. Also, Halcyon, Halcyone . Class. Myth. a daughter of Aeolus who, with her husband, Ceyx, was transformed into a kingfisher.

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