Alcyone (disambiguation)
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Alcyone
, in Greek mythology, is the daughter of Aeolus and wife of Ceyx
Alcyone may also refer to:
Alcyone
In Greek mythology, Alcyone was the daughter of Aeolus, either by Enarete or Aegiale. She married Ceyx, son of Eosphorus, the Morning Star....
, in Greek mythology, is the daughter of Aeolus and wife of Ceyx
Alcyone may also refer to:
- Other figures in Greek mythology:
- Alcyone (Pleiades)Alcyone (Pleiades)Alcyone in Greek mythology is the name of one of the Pleiades, daughters of Atlas and Pleione or, more rarely, Aethra. She attracted the attention of the god Poseidon and bore him several children, variously named in the sources: Hyrieus, Lycus, Hyperenor, and Aethusa; Hyperes and Anthas;...
, one of the Pleiades - Cleopatra AlcyoneCleopatra AlcyoneCleopatra Alcyone was the daughter of Idas and Marpessa and the wife of Meleager; she died with grief when her husband was killed by Apollo. ...
, Meleager’s wife - Alcyone, daughter of Sthenelus (son of Andromeda and Perseus)Sthenelus (son of Andromeda and Perseus)Sthenelus was the son of Perseus and Andromeda and a king of Mycenae. By Nicippe, he was the father of Eurystheus, Alcyone and Medusa. He exiled Amphitryon, for the murder of his brother Electryon. Amphitryon was also the husband of his niece, Alcmene. As heir, Sthenelus was the successor to the...
- Alcyone, possible mother of ElephenorElephenorIn Greek mythology, Elephenor was the son of Chalcodon and king of the Abantes of Euboea. He received the sons of Theseus of Athens, Acamas and Demophon, when they fled the usurper Menestheus...
- Alcyone, a priestess at ArgosArgosArgos is a city and a former municipality in Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Argos-Mykines, of which it is a municipal unit. It is 11 kilometres from Nafplion, which was its historic harbour...
- Alcyone SorticaAlcione SorticaAlcione Sortica, Cachoeira do Sul, State of , December 17, 1935, is a Brazilian writer . The author is official member, and consul of Poets of World, and also academic of Castro Alves Academy for Arts, Sciences and Literature....
(born 1935), Brazilian writer
- Alcyone (Pleiades)
- Other uses
- Alcyone (star)Alcyone (star)Alcyone is a star system in the constellation Taurus. It is the brightest star in the Pleiades open cluster, which is a young cluster, aged at less than 50 million years. Alcyone is approximately 370 light years from Earth. It is named after the mythological figure Alcyone, one of the...
, a star in the Pleiades cluster - Alcyone (ship)Alcyone (ship)The Alcyone is a ship operated by the Cousteau Society. It was created as an expedition ship and to test the operation of a new kind of marine propulsion system, the turbosail. The Alcyone is equipped with two of these unusual sails, which are used to augment its diesel engines...
, an oceanographic research ship operated by Jacques-Yves Cousteau - USS Alcyone (AKA-7)USS Alcyone (AKA-7)USS Alcyone was an named after Alcyone, the brightest star in the star cluster Pleiades. She served as a commissioned ship for 5 years and 1 month....
- US Navy ship - Alcyone (opera)Alcyone (opera)Alcyone is an opera by the French composer Marin Marais. It takes the form of a tragédie en musique in a prologue and five acts. The libretto, by Antoine Houdar de la Motte, is based on the Greek myth of Ceyx and Alcyone as recounted by Ovid in his Metamorphoses. The opera was first performed at...
, an opera by Marin Marais - Alcyone, the pseudonymous author of the book At the Feet of the MasterAt the Feet of the MasterAt the Feet of the Master is a book attributed to Jiddu Krishnamurti , authored when he was fourteen years old. Written under the name Alcyone, it was first published in 1910. It has since gone through dozens of editions, and has been translated in many languages.- :The identity of the author has...
, attributed to Jiddu Krishnamurti or C. W. Leadbeater - Subaru Alcyone, or Subaru XT, an automobile
- Alcyone (band), electronic music live act founded in 1998 by Alex Newman
- Alcyone (star)