- Alcyone (star) - Wikipedia
Alcyone is a blue-white B-type giant, similar to the other bright B-type stars in the Pleiades cluster With an apparent magnitude of +2 87 and absolute magnitude of −2 39, it is the brightest and most luminous star in the Pleiades
- Alcyone • Facts and Information on the Goddess Alcyone
Alcyone is unique in Greek mythology for having two distinct origins, either as a daughter of Atlas and Pleione or alternatively, Aeolus and Enarete As one of the Pleiades, Alcyone is sometimes considered the leader of these celestial sisters
- Alcyone Star: Facts About the Brightest Star in the Pleiades
Alcyone, or Eta Tauri in the Bayer system, is a B-type star in the zodiacal constellation of Taurus the Bull It is a multiple star system located roughly 440 light-years from the solar system The eponymous Alcyone is the primary star in the system and is designated Alcyone A
- Alcyone - Greek Mythology
Alcyone was the daughter of Aeolus and either Enarete or Aegiale, in Greek mythology She was the wife of Ceyx, son of Phosphorus Alcyone and Ceyx would often refer to themselves as "Zeus" and "Hera", which enraged the god of gods As a punishment, Zeus threw a thunderbolt burning Ceyx' ship, and killing him
- Alcyone Star | Facts, Information, Location, History Definition
Alcyone, also designated as Eta Tauri, is a multiple star system located in the zodiacal constellation of Taurus, the celestial bull It is the brightest star in the Pleiades open cluster, surrounded by many fainter stars
- Alcyone - Star Facts – Stars: A guide to the night sky
Alcyone, Eta Tauri (η Tau) is a multiple star system located in the constellation Taurus, the Bull With an apparent magnitude of 2 87, Alcyone is the third brightest star in Taurus, after Aldebaran and Elnath, and the brightest star in the Pleiades cluster (Messier 45), one of the nearest open clusters to Earth The star lies at an
- Myth of Alcyone and Ceyx - Greek Myths | Greeka
The lovely Alcyone was the daughter of Aeolus, the Greek god of the wind, and her mother was either Enarete or Aegiale She was the devoted wife of Ceyx, King of Trachis, in central Greece Ceyx ruled his kingdom with justice and in peace
- Alcyone (mythology) - Wikipedia
In Greek mythology, Alcyone ( æ l ˈ s aɪ ən iː ; Ancient Greek: Ἀλκυόνη, romanized: Alkyóne, derived from ἀλκυών, alkyón, "kingfisher") was the name of the following personages Alcyone, one of the Pleiades seven sisters [1] Alcyone, daughter of Aeolus and wife of Ceyx [2]
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