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hal·cy·on days
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halcyon daysnoun
Period of calm during the winter, when storms do not occur.
halcyon daysnoun
A period of calm, often nostalgic: halcyon days of yore, halcyon days of youth.
Etymology: From Alcyone, daughter of Aeolus and wife of Ceyx. When her husband died in a shipwreck, Alcyone threw herself into the sea whereupon the gods transformed them both into halcyon birds (kingfishers). When Alcyone made her nest on the beach, waves threatened to destroy it. Aeolus restrained his winds and made the waves be calm during seven days in each year, so she could lay her eggs. These became known as the "halcyon days", when storms never occur.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Halcyon Days
days of peace, happiness, and prosperity, properly the seven days before and the seven after the winter Solstice, days of quiet, during which the halcyon, or kingfisher, is fabled to be breeding.
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Read the full text of the Halcyon Days poem by Thomas Shadwell on the Poetry.com website.
Etymology and Origins
Halcyon Days
Days of peace and tranquillity. This was the name anciently given to the seven days before and after the shortest day, because, according to fable, there were always calms at sea during this period while the halcyon or kingfisher birds were breeding.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of halcyon days in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of halcyon days in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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