Lectionary Calendar
Sunday, December 22nd, 2024
the Fourth Week of Advent
Attention!
Tired of seeing ads while studying? Now you can enjoy an "Ads Free" version of the site for as little as 10¢ a day and support a great cause!
Click here to learn more!

Bible Encyclopedias
Alcyone

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Search for…
or
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
Prev Entry
Alcuin, Flaccus
Next Entry
Alcyoneus
Resource Toolbox
Additional Links

(or Halcyone), in Greek mythology, was

(1) the daughter of AEgiale by Aolus, a model of unspotted fervent love. Her husband led an unusually happy life with her, and left her only once to ask the advice of an oracle. He was shipwrecked and drowned. Alcyone made daily sacrifices to Juno for the safe return of her loved one, but Juno was not able to receive sacrifices the object of which was impossible to be realized. She therefore instructed Pluto to acquaint Alcyone with the calamity that had befallen her husband. Pluto informed her, and in a moment of utter despair she threw herself into the sea just as the body of her husband was washed ashore. The gods transformed both into birds (halcyones), from whose appearance is derived the expression halcyon days, signifying days of sweet rest.

(2.) The daughter of Atlas and mother of the Pleiades, and. by Neptune mother of several children: AEthusa, Hyrieus.( father of Orion ), Hyperenor, and Anthas.

(3.) A surname of Cleopatra, the wife of Meleager, the famous victor over the Calydonian boar.

Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Alcyone'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​a/alcyone.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
adsfree-icon
Ads FreeProfile