Lux Ferre

Alcyone: The Kingfisher Queen of Grief, Love and Halcyon Days Alcyone, also rendered Halcyone, is one of the most haunting figures in Greek mythology. Her story is a tale of love, loss,

Alcmene (steadfast strength) In Greek mythology, daughter of King Electryon of Argos and Anaxo; wife of Amphitryon; mother of Heracles by Zeus. When she died at a great age, Zeus sent Hermes

Alcithoe (swift might) In Greek mythology, daughter of Minyas; sister of Arsippe and Leucippe. She and her sisters were changed into bats for refusing to join the other women of Boeotia in

Alcinous (mighty mind) In Greek mythology, king of the Phaeacians; husband of Arete; father of Nausicaa; the king with whom Odysseus finds shelter and aid. Alcinous appears in Homer’s Odyssey (books 6,

Alcestis (might of the home) In Greek mythology, daughter of Pelias and Anaxibia (or Phylomache); wife of Admetus, king of Pherae in Thessaly. When Admetus, in order to achieve immortality, had to

Alcathous (swift aid) In Greek mythology, king of Megara, the son of Pelops and Hippodameia; brother of Astydameia, Atreus, Chrysippus, Copreus, Lysidice, Nicippe, Piltheus, Troezen, and Thyestes; husband of Euaechme. He slew