Halcyone
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Ah," sighed Aeolus, "let us call them the halcyon birds, for the lovely Halcyone, whose love did not fail her.
From Stories of Birds by Mulets, Lenore Elizabeth
When Dawn, the rosy-fingered, had come to Thessaly, Halcyone, white-faced and tired-eyed, anxiously watched the sea, that still was tossing in half-savage mood.
From A Book of Myths by Stratton, Helen
He had no fear, only the fear of the grief his death must bring to her who loved him as he loved her, his peerless queen, his Halcyone.
From A Book of Myths by Stratton, Helen
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
On this, Morpheus appears to Halcyone, in the form of her husband, and she is changed into a kingfisher; into which bird Ceyx is also transformed.
From The Metamorphoses of Ovid Literally Translated into English Prose, with Copious Notes and Explanations by Riley, Henry T. (Henry Thomas)
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