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:

• Alkyons

This is a disambiguation page for differentiating between several terms identified with the same word.