Ceyx & Alcyone
Vocab Sentences
A clamor of people were shouting loudly.
The man who lost his wife was very piteous for his friend who lost his as well.
The woman enticed the man into the bedroom.
The halcyon flew south for the winter.
Lucifer gave light to the people of the world.
Summary of Ceyx & Alcyone
Their Story
Ceyx wanted to go on a trip from his wife knowing she would die if she went with him. On the way back his ship was struck by zeus and ceyx along with his crew parished.
This Was Made By
Connections To My Life
Connections To The Myth
Lucas Imler, Hector Barnes, Jimmy Glinske
The love story of Ceyx and Alcyone is similar to my life because it reminds me of my grandparents, who I can't see living without each other.
The phrase "halcyon days" owes its origin to this beautiful myth of Alcyone and Ceyx. According to the legend, for two weeks every January, Aeolus, father of Alcyone, calms down the winds and the waves so that Alcyone, in the form of a kingfisher bird, can safely make her nest on the beach and lay her eggs. Hence, the term "halcyon days" comes to signify a period of great peace and calm.
Summary Cont.
Alcyone awaiting the return of her husband saw a body in the ocean she jumped in to save him but it was to late in the end both die but are transformed in to birds and will spend the rest of time together.
Bibliography
http://sveta-randomblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/ceyx-and-alcyone.html
Hamilton, Edith, and Steele Savage. Mythology,. Boston: Little, Brown and, 1942. Print.
Vocabulary Pg 110-112
Clamor - (of a group of people) Shout loudly and insistently
Piteous - Deserving or arousing pity
Entice - Attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage
Halcyon - A tropical Asian and African kingfisher bird (genus Halcyon) with brightly colored plumage
Lucifer - The Light Bearer
Themes
1. Love cannot be stopped or avoided. True love can never separate.
2. When one truly loves another they can be together forever even death can’t stop it.
Themes Cont.
3. They turned into birds. Ceyx being revived. Morpheus transformed into a dead Ceyx to let Alcyone know he was dead. Hera actually cared about another person’s sorrow and tried to help.
Explanation of Themes and Characters
The themes represent how love triumphs in mythology and the characters are two lovers who will stop at nothing to be together.