In Greek mythology, Alcyone (or dubiously Halcyone) (/ælˈsaɪəˌni, hælˈsaɪəˌni/; Ancient Greek: Ἀλκυόνη, romanized: Alkyónē) and Ceyx (/ˈsiːɪks/; Κήϋξ, Kḗÿx)...

on the more known myth of the origins of the kingfisher, starring Alcyone and Ceyx. Alkyóne comes from alkyón (ἀλκυών), which refers to a sea-bird with...

libretto, by Antoine Houdar de la Motte, is based on the Greek myth of Alcyone and Ceyx as recounted by Ovid in his Metamorphoses. The opera was first performed...

mythological figures Alcyone and Ceyx and Alcyone, often used to denote a past period that is being remembered for being happy and/or successful. It may...

Lacépède in 1799, and derives its name from the Greek myth of Alcyone and Ceyx. The type species is the black-backed dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx erithaca). A molecular...

of the Pleiades named Alcyone (Alcedo in Latin) married Ceyx who was killed in a shipwreck. Alcyone drowned herself in grief and the gods revived them...

the sea god, destroys Ceyx's ship and the king dies. Alcyone awaits him on shore. Prompted by Aphrodite, Alcyone has a dream of Ceyx, who tells her to go...

Ceyx instructs Alcyone to bury him and to cease her sorrow, and when Alcyone opens her eyes Ceyx has gone. The poet stops relaying the story of Ceyx and...

Hephaestus had once given gim. mythology portal ancient Greece portal Alcyone and Ceyx Haemus Rhodope Bell, Robert E. (1991). Women of Classical Mythology:...

Abhimanyu and Uttara (Hindu) Acis and Galatea (Greek) Aeneas and Dido (Roman) Alcestis and Admetus (Greek) Alcyone and Ceyx (Greek) Anto and Laura (Roman)...

personages. Alcyone, one of the Pleiades seven sisters. Alcyone, daughter of Aeolus and wife of Ceyx. Alcyone, daughter of Sthenelus and Nicippe (Antibia...

occurs in Ovid's Metamorphoses, where Ovid tells of the story of Ceyx and his wife Alcyone who were transformed into birds. In Ovid's account, Juno (via...

The Greek pantheon of gods included mortal-born heroes and heroines who were elevated to godhood through a process which the Greeks termed apotheosis...

Somnus becomes involved in Ovid's telling of the love story of Ceyx and his wife Alcyone. Ceyx has died in a storm at sea. Juno the queen of the gods, sends...

subfamily Scolopendrinae and in the tribe Scolopendrini. The species name comes from Greek mythology, namely the myth of Alcyone and Ceyx, who sacrilegously...

Periklymenos) may refer to: Periclymenus, a Pylian prince as the son of King Neleus and Chloris. He was one of the Argonauts. His grandfather, Poseidon gave him...

literature and frescoes from Pompeii. No Greek hero cult devoted to Cyparissus has been identified. According to the grammarian Servius (4th and 5th centuries...

Loss of Briseis, a work full of force and passion. He was elected, in 1784, an associate of the Royal Academy and in the following year became a full member...

Lotherton Hall was the Thomas Banks bas-relief marble of the classic scene Alcyone and Ceyx. The Gascoignes continued at Lotherton Hall until the death of Sir...

Apollo and Artemis and received honors from the Delians till the end of their lives. Arge, a nymph from Lyctus, Crete. She was abducted by Zeus and brought...

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The azure kingfisher (Ceyx azureus) is a small kingfisher in the river kingfisher subfamily, Alcedininae. The azure kingfisher measures 17–19 cm (6.7–7...

the king of gods, and was punished for it. He was transformed into an owl. The Cretan Aegolius and three other men, Cerberus, Celeus and Laius entered the...

intervention or sorcery and spells. Similar themes of physical transformation are found in all types of mythologies, folklore, and visual arts around the...

god of the Morning Star and the brother of Ceyx. Ceyx describes his brother Daedalion as a great warrior, full of courage and vigour but acknowledged...

Ceyx pusilla. The generic name Ceyx (/ˈsiːɪks/) derives from Ancient Greek: Κήϋξ, romanized: Kēüx, a mythological seabird that was drowned at sea and...

Greece portal Ancient Rome portal Mythology portal Alcyone and Ceyx Antigone of Troy Atalanta and Hippomenes Liddell & Scott 1940, s.v. περιστερά. Beekes...

Ceyx and Alcyone. Heracles went to Trachis after the death of Eunomus. The town is mentioned by Homer (as one of the cities subject to Achilles) and for...

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figure in Greek mythology. She is the daughter of the Trojan king Laomedon and the sister of Priam. The meaning of the name is, as in the case of the masculine...