Alcyone

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Alcyone

/ælˈsaɪ.əˌni/

Where it comes from

Latin Alcyonē, from Ancient Greek Ἀλκυόνη (Alkuónē), from Ancient Greek ἀλκυών (alkuṓn), which is considered to be of Pre-Greek origin.

proper noun

Greek One of the Pleiades, daughters of Atlas and Pleione.
Greek 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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name Daughter of Atlas

Português	Alcíone
Ελληνικά	Αλκυόνη Alkyóni

name Daughter of Aeolus

Português	Alcíone
Ελληνικά	Αλκυόνη Alkyóni

name Star

हिन्दी	अम्बा तारा ambā tārā
Português	Alcíone, Alcyone
Deutsch	Alkione
Ελληνικά	Αλκυόνη Alkyóni
Русский	Альцио́на Alʹcióna

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"Alcyone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/alcyone. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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Alcyone. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/alcyone

Chicago

"Alcyone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/alcyone.

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@misc{alcyone_2026,
  title = {Alcyone},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alcyone},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}