Alcyone

(al sīə nē′)

noun

the brightest star in the Pleiades in the constellation Taurus: magnitude, 2.96

Origin: L < Gr Alkyonē, daughter of Aeolus

See Alcyone in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. Greek Mythology The daughter of Aeolus who, in grief over the death of her husband Ceyx, threw herself into the sea and was changed into a kingfisher.
  2. Greek Mythology A nymph, one of the Pleiades.
  3. Astronomy The brightest star in the Pleiades, in the constellation Taurus.

Origin:

Origin: Latin

Origin: , from Greek Alkuonē

Origin: , from alkuōn, kingfisher

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