Halcyone
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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At length one day the king came to the room where Queen Halcyone sat with her maids.
From Stories of Birds by Mulets, Lenore Elizabeth
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.
From Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art by Guerber, H. A. (H?l?ne Adeline)
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
The stormy winds have sunk my ship in the Aegean Sea," he told Halcyone, "let me not be alone.
From Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls by Bailey, Carolyn Sherwin
But when in the purple distance the tiny speck could no longer be seen, Halcyone turned with a sigh to the marble palace and her maidens.
From Stories of Birds by Mulets, Lenore Elizabeth
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