Halcyone

British  

/ hælˈsaɪənɪ /

noun

1. a variant of Alcyone 1

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Example Sentences

Dreams were also frequently sent through the gates of horn to prepare mortals for misfortunes, as in the case of Halcyone.

From Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art by Guerber, H. A. (H?l?ne Adeline)

There had been that wedding trip in the Halcyone, to begin with.

From The Whirligig of Time by Williams, Wayland Wells

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)

To break the fierce assaults of sea and of storm there had been built out from the shore a mole, and on to this barrier leapt the distraught Halcyone.

From A Book of Myths by Stratton, Helen

Then Iris, who could see beyond and through the darkness, had a vision of the beautiful Queen Halcyone, of Sicily, who mourned her shipwrecked husband, the captain of this ship.

From Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls by Bailey, Carolyn Sherwin