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Latinized form of Greek Ἀλκυονεύς (Alkyoneus), which is the masculine form of Alkyone (see ALCYONE). This name was borne by four characters in Greek mythology, one of them being a Thracian Giant. In real life, Alcyoneus (also called Halcyoneus) was a son of Antigonus Gonatas, king of Macedonia (3rd century BC).