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Alcyone.

One of the Pleiades, daughters of Atlas and Pleione.

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Meaning & usage

name/ælˈsaɪ.əˌni/
  1. One of the Pleiades, daughters of Atlas and Pleione.

    Greek
  2. Daughter of Aeolus and wife of Ceyx.

    Greek
  3. One of the stars of the Pleiades star cluster, named after the mythical character.

Where this word comes from

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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