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

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

From The Guardian • Oct. 13, 2017

Something they had in common is that they were all alumni of the Alcyone course, an intensive six-day workshop designed by the Alisons in partnership with the police.

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

These are the days when Alcyone broods over her nest floating on the sea.

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