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Alcyone

deity sky Greek corroborated · 4

Alcyone transformed by gods into halcyon birds, the Halcyon genus and Halcyonidae birds took the name from Alcyone.

↻ synthesized from 4 sources

When

First attested
800 BCE
Attested period
-800 – 2020
Historical notes
Attested in Greek mythology.

Relationships

co occurs with
Alkyonides, Little Owl, Screech Owl, Corone, Corvus, Lycius, Cycnus, Swans of Apollo, Calydonian Boar, Clazomenae Boar, Crommyonian Sow, Erymanthian Boar, Raróg, Stratim, Strix, Alectryon, Birds of Ares, Gerana, Diomedes Birds, Caucasian Eagle, Aetos Dios, Sirin
manifests as
halcyon birds, diver, kingfisher
parent of
Hyrieus, Hyperenor, Aethusa, Hyperes, Anthas, Epopeus
sibling of
Sterope, Merope, Celaeno, Maia, Electra, Taygete
consort of
Poseidon, Ceyx
cognate of
Alkonost
child of
Aegiale, Aeolus

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (3)
  1. List of Greek mythological creatures
  2. Alkonost
  3. Pleiades (Greek mythology)
encyclopedia (1)
  1. Alcyone (Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed.) (1911)
    peer reviewed

Source passages

“Alcyone transformed by gods into halcyon birds, the Halcyon genus and Halcyonidae birds took the name from Alcyone.”

#4586 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“The name of the Alkonost came from a Greek demigoddess whose name was Alcyone. In Greek mythology, Alcyone was transformed by the gods into a kingfisher.”

#5648 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Alcyone, mother of Hyrieus, Hyperenor and Aethusa; Hyperes and Anthas; and Epopeus by Poseidon.”

#43390 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“ALCYONE, or Halcyone, in Greek mythology, daughter of Aeolus and wife of Ceyx. For their presumption in calling themselves Zeus and Hera they were changed into birds—Alcyone into a diver, Ceyx into a kingfisher.”

#43912 · extracted by nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b:free