Alcyone

American  

[al-sahy-uh-nee] / ælˈsaɪ əˌni /

noun

1. a third-magnitude star in the constellation Taurus: brightest star in the Pleiades.

2. Classical Mythology. Also Halcyon Halcyone a daughter of Aeolus who, with her husband, Ceyx, was transformed into a kingfisher.

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Alcyone ¹ British  

/ ælˈsaɪənɪ /

noun

1. Also called: Halcyone.  the daughter of Aeolus and wife of Ceyx, who drowned herself in grief for her husband's death. She was transformed into a kingfisher See also Ceyx

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Alcyone ² British  

/ ælˈsaɪənɪ /

noun

1. the brightest star system in the Pleiades, located in the constellation Taurus

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Example Sentences

On the opening day of the Alcyone course, Laurence introduces the research and gives a crash course in “interpersonal psychology”, which is concerned with communication and how it breaks down.

From The Guardian • Oct. 13, 2017

At the heart of the Alcyone course is a series of role-play exercises.

From The Guardian • Oct. 13, 2017

“The African American in the United States was the oppressed figure, and this was to demonstrate the consistent evil of the West,” says Alcyone Scott, one of King’s translators on the Berlin trip.

From Washington Post

Next, the wounded vessel encounters the Alcyone, another British ship, bound for India and bearing news.

From Time Magazine Archive

The men on the quivering, battered boat were mad with terror, all except one who thought only of Alcyone and rejoiced that she was in safety.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton