Halcyone, 1915, Herbert James Draper In ancient times, the god of all winds, Aeolus, had a daughter named Alcyone, and she married the king of Trachis, Ceyx. Their happiness was short-lived, for the king died in the waves of the sea, and she, not wanting to live without him, threw herself into Poseidon's abyss. But Aeolus, the father, picked her up on the fly and turned her into a halcyon. Some ...
Halcyone, 1915, Herbert James Draper In ancient times, the god of all winds, Aeolus, had a daughter named Alcyone, and she married the king of Trachis, Ceyx. Their happiness was short-lived, for the king died in the waves of the sea, and she, not wanting to live without him, threw herself into Poseidon's abyss. But Aeolus, the father, picked her up on the fly and turned her into a halcyon. Some ...
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