Alcyone
Meanings
name
- One of the Pleiades, daughters of Atlas and Pleione.
- Daughter of Aeolus and wife of Ceyx.
- One of the stars of the Pleiades star cluster, named after the mythical character.
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Etymology
Latin Alcyonē, from Ancient Greek Ἀλκυόνη (Alkuónē), from Ancient Greek ἀλκυών (alkuṓn), which is considered to be of Pre-Greek origin.
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