Alcyone

  1. Proper noun.  (Greek mythology) One of the Pleiades, daughters of Atlas and Pleione.
  2. Proper noun.  (Greek mythology) Daughter of Aeolus and wife of Ceyx. .
  3. Proper noun.  (star) One of the stars of the Pleiades star cluster, named after the mythical character.

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