Halcyone
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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King of Thessaly; shipwrecked, and changed with his wife Halcyone into birds, 211, 212.
From Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art by Guerber, H. A. (H?l?ne Adeline)
They became the Halcyone gulls of the sea, riding the surf together, guarding their nest that floated upon the sea, and never again separated.
From Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls by Bailey, Carolyn Sherwin
And for evermore Halcyone and her mate, known as the Halcyon birds, defied the storm and tempest, and proudly breasted, side by side, the angriest waves of the raging seas.
From A Book of Myths by Stratton, Helen
With many tears this loving couple parted, and Halcyone watched the lessening sail until it had quite vanished from sight; then she returned to her palace to pray for her husband’s safe return.
From Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art by Guerber, H. A. (H?l?ne Adeline)
Behold, when Halcyone broods over her little ones I will hold my winds in check.
From Stories of Birds by Mulets, Lenore Elizabeth
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