Alkyonids
Alkyoniden (Greek ᾿Αλκυονίδες , German "Alkyoneus daughters") stands for:
Figures of Greek mythology :
- ancient name of the kingfishers family
- Keyx and Alkyone , an ancient royal couple who have been transformed into kingfishers
- the seven daughters of the mythical giant Alkyoneus who were turned into kingfishers
- the fifty daughters of Kinyras who were turned into kingfishers
Astronomy:
- the alkyonid group within Saturn's moons, named after three of Alkyoneus' daughters: Methone , Anthe and Pallene
Geography:
- Alkyonids (archipelago) , an archipelago in the Corinthian Gulf
See also: