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PRONUNCIATION OF ALCYONE

Alcyone  [ælˈsaɪənɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ALCYONE

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Alcyone is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ALCYONE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Alcyone

Alcyone

In Greek mythology, Alcyone was the daughter of Aeolus, either by Enarete or Aegiale. She married Ceyx, son of Eosphorus, the Morning Star. They were very happy together in Trachis, and according to Pseudo-Apollodorus's account, often sacrilegiously called each other "Zeus" and "Hera". This angered Zeus, so while Ceyx was at sea, the god threw a thunderbolt at his ship. Soon after, Morpheus disguised as Ceyx appeared to Alcyone as an apparition to tell her of his fate, and she threw herself into the sea in her grief. Out of compassion, the gods changed them both into halcyon birds, named after her. Ovid and Hyginus both also recount the metamorphosis of the pair in and after Ceyx's loss in a terrible storm, though they both omit Ceyx and Alcyone calling each other Zeus and Hera as a reason for it. Ovid also adds the detail of her seeing his body washed up onshore before her attempted suicide. Ovid and Hyginus both also make the metamorphosis the origin of the etymology for "halcyon days", the seven days in winter when storms never occur.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ALCYONE


Albany
ˈɔːlbənɪ
amphictyony
æmˈfɪktɪənɪ
Anthony
ˈæntənɪ
balcony
ˈbælkənɪ
briony
ˈbraɪənɪ
Brittany
ˈbrɪtənɪ
bryony
ˈbraɪənɪ
ceremony
ˈsɛrɪmənɪ
colony
ˈkɒlənɪ
company
ˈkʌmpənɪ
ebony
ˈɛbənɪ
Germany
ˈdʒɜːmənɪ
Halcyone
hælˈsaɪənɪ
harmony
ˈhɑːmənɪ
Hermione
hɜːˈmaɪənɪ
Hesione
hɪˈsaɪənɪ
polyembryony
ˌpɒlɪˈɛmbrɪənɪ
symphony
ˈsɪmfənɪ
testimony
ˈtɛstɪmənɪ
tiffany
ˈtɪfənɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ALCYONE

Alcoholics Anonymous
alcoholisation
alcoholise
alcoholism
alcoholization
alcoholize
alcoholometer
alcoholometry
Alcolock
alcool
alcopop
Alcoran
Alcoranic
alcorza
Alcott
alcove
alcoved
Alcuin
alcyonarian
Ald.

WORDS THAT END LIKE ALCYONE

a good one
alone
anyone
done
everyone
gone
in one
iPhone
leone
let alone
no one
no-one
none
one
phone
smartphone
someone
stone
telephone
the old one

Synonyms and antonyms of Alcyone in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Alcyone» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

昴宿六
1,325 millions of speakers

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Alcyone
570 millions of speakers

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Alcyone
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Alcyone
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

ألكيون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Альциона
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Alcyone
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Alcyone
260 millions of speakers

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Alcyone
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Alcyone
190 millions of speakers

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Alcyone
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アルシオネ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

알키 오네
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Alcyone
85 millions of speakers
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Alcyone
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Alcyone
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अलसियोन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Alcyone
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Alcyone
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Alcyone
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Альциона
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Alcyone
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Αλκυόνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Alcyone
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Alcyone
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Alcyone
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ALCYONE»

Discover the use of Alcyone in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Alcyone and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Alcyone: Nietzsche on Gifts, Noise, and Women
Three essays discuss aspects of Nietzsche's Thus Spake Zarathustra: the place of giftgiving in the portrayed economy, the meaning of feasting and parasitism, and references to the classical myth of Alcyone.
Gary Shapiro, 1991
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The Lives of Alcyone
1924 the lives of Krishnamurti - 48 of his past lives. This is the first serious attempt to link together many lives of many persons in consecutive order, and they throw much light on the workings of Karma and the Law of Reincarnation.
Annie W. Besant, C. W. Leadbeater, 1998
3
At the Feet of the Master
This book has the potential to change the reader at a very deep level, but each must first listen, learn and act upon the principles shared. This book points clearly to a very powerful path.
Alcyone, Alcyone (Krishnamurti), 2007
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The Book of the Duchess
He finally falls asleep, only to have a beautiful vision. Dreaming himself in a chamber with stained glass windows that portray the tale of Troy, the poet hears the sound of a hunting party, which he hurries to join.
Geoffrey Chaucer, E. B. Richmond, Bernard O'Donoghue, 2007
5
The Pleiadian Agenda: A New Cosmology for the Age of Light
I am here to help you recall your Pleiadian heritage and to open the Alcyone Library to reveal the massive record banks of your own stellar intelligence. Every 26,000 years, your solar system moves into the Photon Band as the Earth precesses ...
Barbara Hand Clow, 1995
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Second Thoughts: A Focus on Rereading
Just as Chaucer, reading his Machaut, presumably identified the tale of Seys and Alcyone as one worthy of retelling in his own work, so the narrator singles it out for retelling in his autobiographical discourse, his record of those experiences ...
David Galef, 1998
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Ovid's Metamorphoses
In comparison, the mutual love of Ceyx and Alcyone is as innocent as it is intense . This is the achievement of Ovid himself, who eliminated a less sympathetic Greek narrative in which the gods drowned Ceyx to punish him and his wife, either ...
Elaine Fantham, 2004
8
Universal Truth: Thinking Outside the Box:
Hesse described his beliefs about the belt and its impact in his 1949 book Der Jüngste Tag (English: “The Last Day”). The concept was further progressed in 1977 by Samael Aun Weor in his lecture The Rings of Alcyone at the Conference on ...
Peter C Rogers, Dr, PhD, 2011
9
Uss Alcyone
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Alcyone (AKA-7) was an Arcturus-class attack cargo ship named after Alcyone, the brightest star in the star cluster Pleiades. She served as a commissioned ship for 5 years and 1 month.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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Thrilling Adventures of the Whaler Alcyone: Killing ...
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
George Barker, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ALCYONE»

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Love, Loss and Mythic Transformations in “Metamorphoses”— PST …
TREACHEROUS SEAS—Ceyx (Ross Baron) stands tall on deck, sailing far from home, as his wife Alcyone suffers alone waiting for him, ... «Town Topics, Jun 15»
2
Contemporary dance at the Festival of Chichester
Before long Alcyone arrived and we began to work with the Greek Myth of Alcyone and Ceyx as recorded by Ovid. The framework became a ... «Chichester Observer, Jun 15»
3
NNPN Announces Over $125K in Grants for 2015-16
... the Adirondack Theatre Festival (Glens Falls, NY), Alcyone Festival (Chicago), the Hatchery Festival (Washington, DC) and in festivals across ... «Broadway World, Jun 15»
4
Seafair personalities to visit Starbucks® locations throughout the …
The Westlake Avenue Starbucks® location will serve as the backdrop for the induction of a new King Neptune and Queen Alcyone, and ... «EPR Retail News, Jun 15»
5
Seafair names popular PR guy, retired Boeing pilot as 2015 King …
Seafair's new 2015 King Neptune will be Mark Dyce-Ryan, co-founder of communications company 206 Inc. Seafair's Queen Alcyone will be ... «Puget Sound Business Journal, Jun 15»
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How Jean-Michel Cousteau Is Following in His Explorer-Fathers …
Cousteau knows of what he speaks and recounts amusing tales of life aboard his father's expedition ships, Calypso and Alcyone. He tells ... «Daily Beast, Jun 15»
7
Nashville Then Notes: 1975 Country Music Fan Fair
In between, the Fruit Jar Drinkers, Fiddlin' Sid Harkreader and first woman performer Alcyone Bate Beasley represents the earliest days of the ... «The Tennessean, Jun 15»
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Keynotes Announced for PODD: Partnership Opportunities in Drug …
Companies participating in this year's event include 3M Drug Delivery Systems, Alcyone Lifesciences Inc., Abbvie, Allergan, Inc., Alnylam ... «Virtual-Strategy Magazine, Jun 15»
9
Vanguards recognized
Woody also recognized players Jarrett Ballard, Tyrek Beverly, Jordan Bunting, Raekwon Hall, Rodney Kirby, Keyante' Lindsey and Alcyone ... «Henderson Daily Dispatch, Jun 15»
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Alcyone Lifesciences, DNAtrix form drug delivery alliance; Oral …
Alcyone Lifesciences and DNAtrix are in an alliance. DNAtrix will utilize Alcyone's MEMS Cannula targeted delivery platform for the intratumoral ... «FierceDrugDelivery, May 15»

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