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Alcyones
Alcyones Al*cy"o*nes, n. pl. [L., pl. of Alcyon.] (Zo["o]l.) The kingfishers.

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- In Gr**** mythology, Alcyone (or dubiously Halcyone) (/ælˈsaɪəˌni, hælˈsaɪəˌni/; Ancient Gr****: Ἀλκυόνη, romanized: Alkyónē) and Ceyx (/ˈsiːɪks/; Κήϋξ...
- the following personages. Alcyone, one of the Pleiades seven sisters. Alcyone, daughter of Aeolus and wife of Ceyx. Alcyone, daughter of Sthenelus and...
- Alcyone /ælˈsaɪəniː/, designated η Tauri (Eta Tauri, abbreviated Eta Tau, η Tau), is a star in the constellation of Taurus. Approximately 440 light-years...
- Alcyone (/ælˈsaɪ.əniː/; Ancient Gr****: Ἀλκυόνη, romanized: Alkyóne), in Gr**** mythology, was the name of one of the Pleiades, daughters of Atlas and Pleione...
- Alcyone is a ship launched at La Roc****e in 1985 for the Cousteau Society. Alcyone was created as an expedition ship and to test the operation of a new...
- The Subaru Alcyone SVX, marketed outside ****an as the Subaru SVX, is a two-door, front-engine, all- or front-wheel drive coupé manufactured and marketed...
- Look up Alcyone in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Alcyone of Thessaly was a Thessalian princess and later on queen of Trachis. Alcyone may also refer...
- Several vessels have been named Alcyone (or Alcione): Alcyone (1810 ship) Alcyone was launched in 1810 at Kingston-on-Hull. She spent much of her career...
- Alcyone (or Alcione) is an opera by the French composer Marin Marais. It takes the form of a tragédie en musique in a prologue and five acts. The libretto...
- USS Alcyone (AKA-7) was an Arcturus-class attack cargo ship named after Alcyone, the brightest star in the star cluster Pleiades. She served as a commissioned...