Halcyon days and Mythical Bird identified with kingfisher
Many birds and animals are associated with mythology. The term halcyon days usually refers to the periods of past times in one’s life when there was calm, happiness and success. That is to say Good Times. The word halcyon comes from “Hals” meaning “sea or salty” and “kyon” meaning “to conceive” meaning to conceive in sea. The term derives from the Latin word Alcyone who in Greek mythology was the daughter of Aeolus and wife of Ceyx. Her husband died when their ship wrecked. The grief stricken Alcyone threw herself into the sea. After that both were transformed into halcyon… Read More »Halcyon days and Mythical Bird identified with kingfisher