person
Alcyone
A beloved of Neptune (a Pleiad, daughter of Atlas), named in the catalogue of the sea-god's loves.
Reading notes
- The Heroides §19 Alcyone
A Pleiad loved by Neptune.
- The Festivals §4.2 Alcyone
A Pleiad, consort of Neptune.
- Metamorphoses §11.336 his wife Alcyone
Daughter of Aeolus and wife of Ceyx; in grief at his drowning she becomes a halcyon, and the calm 'halcyon days' of midwinter are hers.