Κήυξ

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Κήυξ is the Greek form of Ceyx, a figure in Greek mythology known as the king of Trachis and the husband of Alcyone, whose tragic story explains the origin of the halcyon days.

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Κήυξ canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf figure in Greek mythology
human
mythological king
appearsInWork Bibliotheca
Ovid’s Metamorphoses
surface form: Metamorphoses
associatedAnimal kingfisher
associatedDeity Hera
Zeus
associatedWith halcyon days
authorOfSource Ovid
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
surface form: Pseudo-Apollodorus
causeOf origin of halcyon days
culture Greek Antiquity
surface form: Ancient Greece
deathCause shipwreck
diesAt sea
familyRole husband of Alcyone
genre myth
hasGreekName Κήυξ
hasLatinName Ceyx
kingdom Trachis
languageOfName Ancient Greek
mythology Greek mythology
nameVariant Ceyx
narrativeRole tragic husband
notableFor explanation of calm winter seas
story with Alcyone
partnerInMyth Alcyone
punishedBy Zeus
relatedConcept divine retribution
grief
marital devotion
spouse Alcyone
Ἀλκυόνη
symbolism calm after storm
faithful love
timePeriod mythic age
title king of Trachis
transformationType metamorphosis
transformedInto seabird

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Ceyx nameInGreek Κήυξ