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Alcyone
[ al-sahy-uh-nee ]
noun
- a third-magnitude star in the constellation Taurus: brightest star in the Pleiades.
- Also Hal·cy·on [] Hal·cy·o·ne []. Classical Mythology. a daughter of Aeolus who, with her husband, Ceyx, was transformed into a kingfisher.
Alcyone
1/ ælˈsaɪənɪ /
noun
- Also calledHalcyone the daughter of Aeolus and wife of Ceyx, who drowned herself in grief for her husband's death. She was transformed into a kingfisher See also Ceyx
Alcyone
2/ ælˈsaɪənɪ /
noun
- the brightest star system in the Pleiades, located in the constellation Taurus
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The Alcyone dessert wine based on Tannat is an incredible wine for these types of chocolate.
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For a long time unknown to himself Alcyone's soft influence had gradually undermined his harsh scepticism.
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Alcyone, now the brightest star in the cluster, was not mentioned by Ptolemy among the four brightest Pleiads of his day.
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The superiority of Alcyone to the others, which is not so clear to the naked eye, becomes very apparent.
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To the left or east of Alcyone the two most conspicuous stars are Atlas and Pleione.
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Alcyone is the large star below the middle of the picture with a triangle of little stars beside it.
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