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Re: Halcyon

by Wordsmith

3/18/2019, 4:07 PM

While I prefer Alcyone, I've been thinking a lot about Halcyon lately. I'm allured by its sleek timelessness, and, as you noted, I love that it encompasses birds and mythology and doubles as an elegant adjective.

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- noel (glaucous) +1

3/19/2019, 7:28 AM

I liked Alcyone / Alkyone more at first, but lately I've been preferring Halcyon. Do you pronounce Alcyone with a S or a K sound?

- Wordsmith

3/19/2019, 9:38 AM

I pronounce Alcyone with a "S" sound and Alkyone with a "K" sound; I prefer the former, though it's unfaithful to the original Greek.

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