Alcyone

[ al-sahy-uh-nee ]

/ ælˈsaɪ əˌni /

noun

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

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

Example sentences from the Web for alcyone

The Alcyone dessert wine based on Tannat is an incredible wine for these types of chocolate.

Valentine's Day Wine and Chocolate Pairings |Snooth |February 11, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
One of the medium sized worlds that revolve around Alcyone sustains the shortest lived human beings of our universe.

Life in a Thousand Worlds |William Shuler Harris
As for a central sun hypothesis, that pointing out Alcyone in particular, there is no reliable evidence whatever.

Astronomy |David Todd
The superiority of Alcyone to the others, which is not so clear to the naked eye, becomes very apparent.

Astronomy with an Opera-glass |Garrett Putman Serviss

It seems impossible to suppose that Al-Sufi could have overlooked Alcyone had it the same brightness it has now.

Astronomical Curiosities |J. Ellard Gore
Alcyone is the large star below the middle of the picture with a triangle of little stars beside it.

Astronomy with an Opera-glass |Garrett Putman Serviss

British Dictionary definitions for alcyone (1 of 2)

Alcyone ¹

/ (ælˈsaɪənɪ) /

noun Greek myth

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

British Dictionary definitions for alcyone (2 of 2)

Alcyone ²

/ (ælˈsaɪənɪ) /

noun

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

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British Dictionary definitions for alcyone (1 of 2)

noun Greek myth

British Dictionary definitions for alcyone (2 of 2)

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