Halcyone

British

/ hælˈsaɪənɪ /

noun

a variant of Alcyone 1

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King of Thessaly; shipwrecked, and changed with his wife Halcyone into birds, 211, 212.

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

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Ceyx, King of Thessaly, was once forced to part from his beloved wife, Halcyone, to travel off to Delphi to consult the oracle.

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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.

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But, alas! the gods had decreed they should never meet again on earth; and, even while Halcyone prayed, a tempest arose which wrecked Ceyx’s vessel, and caused him and all his crew to perish in the seething waves.

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