Alcyone
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Alcyone is one of the Pleiades in Greek mythology, a daughter of the Titan Atlas and often associated with the star cluster of the same name.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alcyone (Eta Tauri) | 1 |
| Pleiades | 1 |
| star Electra (17 Tauri) | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pleiad
ⓘ
figure in Greek mythology ⓘ mythological queen ⓘ |
| associatedMyth | origin of the Halcyon days ⓘ |
| associatedStar |
Alcyone
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Alcyone (Eta Tauri)
|
| associatedWith |
Halcyon days
ⓘ
Pleiades ⓘ
surface form:
Pleiades star cluster
calm seas ⓘ constellation Taurus ⓘ sailing omens (through Halcyon days) ⓘ |
| category |
Characters in Greek mythology
ⓘ
Pleiades ⓘ
surface form:
Pleiades (Greek mythology)
Women in Greek mythology ⓘ |
| causeOfTransformation | grief over Ceyx’s death ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek religion and mythology ⓘ |
| epithet |
Leda
ⓘ
surface form:
Halcyone
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| memberOf | Pleiades ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Hyginus
ⓘ
Ovid ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Ovid’s Metamorphoses ⓘ |
| mythType | etiological myth ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | kingfisher (from Greek halkyōn) ⓘ |
| notableFor | story of Alcyone and Ceyx ⓘ |
| offspring | unspecified children (in some traditions) ⓘ |
| parent |
Atlas
ⓘ
Pleione ⓘ |
| roleInMyth |
devoted wife
ⓘ
mourning widow ⓘ |
| sibling |
Celaeno
ⓘ
Electra ⓘ Maia ⓘ Merope ⓘ Sterope ⓘ Taygete ⓘ |
| spouseOrLover | Ceyx ⓘ |
| transformedInto | kingfisher ⓘ |
| transformedWith | Ceyx ⓘ |
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Alcyone (Eta Tauri)
this entity surface form:
star Electra (17 Tauri)
subject surface form:
Atlas
subject surface form:
Gabriele D'Annunzio