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Alcyone vs Alcyon - What's the difference?

alcyone | alcyon |

Alcyon is a related term of alcyone.



As a proper noun Alcyone

is one of the Pleiades, daughters of Atlas and Pleione.

As a noun alcyon is

alternative form of lang=en.

alcyone

English

(wikipedia Alcyone)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • (Greek mythology) One of the Pleiades, daughters of Atlas and Pleione.
  • (Greek mythology) Daughter of Aeolus and wife of Ceyx.
  • (star) One of the stars of the Pleiades star cluster, named after the mythical character.

    • Related terms

    * halcyon (kingfishers) * halcyon days ----

    alcyon

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
    • (Webster 1913) ----