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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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- market, heavily influenced by noted designer Alex Tremulis. Marketed as the Alcyone in ****an; as the Vortex in Australia and New Zealand; and as the XT (with...
- Alcyone /ælˈsaɪəniː/, is a blue-white giant star and the brightest star in the Pleiades open cluster. At apparent magnitude 2.87, it is also the third-brightest...
- 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...
- 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...
- In Gr**** mythology, Alcyone (Ancient Gr****: Ἀλκυόνη, romanized: Alkuónē, lit. 'Kingfisher') is a minor figure from Attica who was transformed into the...