Alcyone (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Alcyone (/ælˈsaɪ.əniː/; Ancient Greek Ἁλκυόνη Αlkuónē, derived from alkyon αλκυων "kingfisher") was the name of the following personages. * Alcyone, one of the Pleiades seven sisters. * Alcyone, daughter of Aeolus and wife of Ceyx. * Alcyone, daughter of Sthenelus and Nicippe ( or Archippe). She undoubtedly witnessed the results of the labors of Heracles, and she herself was indebted to the hero when he killed the Centaur, who had attempted to rape her. * Cleopatra Alcyone, Meleager's wife. * Alcyone, wife of King Chalcodon of Euboea and possible mother of Elephenor. * Alcyone, a priestess at Argos for three generations before the Trojan War. * Alcyone, mother of and by Halirrhotius, son of Perieres. rdf:langString