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Alcyone

Meaning

Latinized form of Greek Αλκυονη (Alkyone), derived from the word αλκυων (alkyon) meaning "kingfisher

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Alcyone (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Alcyone (; Ancient Greek Ἁλκυόνη Αlkuónē, derived from alkyon αλκυων "kingfisher") was the name of the following personages.

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Alcyone (1810 ship)

Alcyone (or Alcione) was launched in 1810 at Kingston-on-Hull.

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Alcyone (Pleiad)

Alcyone (; Ancient Greek Ἁλκυόνη Αlkuónē, derived from alkyon αλκυων "kingfisher"), in Greek mythology, was the name of one of the Pleiades, daughters of Atlas and Pleione or, more rarely, Aethra.

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