(/ælˈsaɪəˌni, hælˈsaɪəˌni/; Ancient Greek: Ἀλκυόνη, romanized: Alkyónē) and Ceyx (/ˈsiːɪks/; Κήϋξ, Kḗÿx) were a wife and husband who incurred the wrath of...
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Ceyx was a figure in Greek mythology, also included in Ovid's Metamorphoses. Ceyx may also refer to: Ceyx (bird), a genus of kingfishers named for the...
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In Greek mythology, Ceyx (/ˈsiːɪks/; Ancient Greek: Κήϋξ, translit. Kēüx) was a king of Trachis in Thessaly. He received Heracles, and Heracles's sons...
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Black-backed dwarf kingfisher (redirect from Ceyx erithaca)
The black-backed dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx erithaca), also known as the three-toed kingfisher, is a pocket-sized bird in the family Alcedinidae. It was formerly...
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Rufous-backed dwarf kingfisher (redirect from Ceyx rufidorsa)
The rufous-backed dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx rufidorsa) is a small bird in the kingfisher family Alcedinidae that is found in parts of Maritime Southeast Asia...
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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...
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Ceyx (/ˈsiːɪks/ SEE-icks) is an Old World genus of river kingfishers. These kingfishers are found from South East Asia to the Solomon Islands. The genus...
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Little kingfisher (redirect from Ceyx pusillus)
The little kingfisher (Ceyx pusillus) is a species of kingfisher in the subfamily Alcedininae. The first formal description of the little kingfisher was...
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Morpheus 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,...
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Philippine dwarf kingfisher (redirect from Ceyx melanurus)
The Philippine dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx melanurus) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae that is endemic to the Philippines found in the islands...
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Azure kingfisher (redirect from Ceyx azurea)
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...
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Greek mythology, one of the Pleiades named Alcyone (Alcedo in Latin) married Ceyx who was killed in a shipwreck. Alcyone drowned herself in grief and the gods...
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Southern silvery kingfisher (redirect from Ceyx argentata)
The southern silvery kingfisher (Ceyx argentatus) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae that is endemic to the Philippines found in Mindanao and...
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Papuan dwarf kingfisher (redirect from Ceyx solitarius)
The Papuan dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx solitarius), is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae that is endemic to the western Papuan islands, New Guinea...
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Northern silvery kingfisher (redirect from Ceyx flumenicolus)
The northern silvery kingfisher (Ceyx flumenicola) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae that is endemic to the Philippines being found in the...
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Buru dwarf kingfisher (redirect from Ceyx cajeli)
The Buru dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx cajeli), is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae that is endemic to Buru Island in Indonesia. Its natural habitat...
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Sula dwarf kingfisher (redirect from Ceyx wallacii)
The Sula dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx wallacii), is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae that is endemic to the Sula Islands in Indonesia. Its natural...
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African dwarf kingfisher (redirect from Ceyx lecontei)
RLTS.T22683174A92977587.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021. "Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx lecontei) (Cassin, 1856)". Biolib.cz. Retrieved December 22, 2012. Cassin...
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Malaita dwarf kingfisher (redirect from Ceyx malaitae)
The Malaita dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx nigromaxilla malaitae), is a subspecies of bird in the family Alcedinidae that is endemic to Malaita Island. Its natural...
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The "Wedding of Ceyx" (Ancient Greek: Κήυκος γάμος, Kḗykos gámos) is a fragmentary Ancient Greek hexameter poem that was attributed to Hesiod during antiquity...
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Indigo-banded kingfisher (redirect from Ceyx cyanopecta)
The Indigo-banded kingfisher (Ceyx cyanopectus) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae. It is endemic to the Philippines found on the islands of...
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Dimorphic dwarf kingfisher (redirect from Ceyx lepidus margarethae)
The dimorphic dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx margarethae) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae that is endemic to the central and southern Philippines...
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indigo-banded kingfisher) were moved from Alcedo to Ceyx. All except one of the kingfishers in the reconstituted Ceyx have three rather than the usual four toes...
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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...
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Sulawesi dwarf kingfisher (redirect from Ceyx fallax)
The Sulawesi dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx fallax) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae that is endemic to Sulawesi island, Indonesia. The species has...
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Ceyx — Also narrated by the three laundresses, this story portrays King Ceyx and his wife Alcyone. Despite his wife's warnings and disapproval, Ceyx voyages...
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Evening Star or Phosphorus, god of the Morning Star and the brother of Ceyx. Ceyx describes his brother Daedalion as a great warrior, full of courage and...
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Sangihe dwarf kingfisher (redirect from Ceyx sangirensis)
The Sangihe dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx sangirensis) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae that is endemic to the Sangihe Islands, Indonesia. Its natural...
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Makira dwarf kingfisher (redirect from Ceyx gentianus)
The Makira dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx gentianus) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae that is endemic to Makira Island. Its natural habitat is subtropical...
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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...
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