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Ceyx (disambiguation)

Ceyx was a figure in Greek mythology, also included in Ovid's Metamorphoses.

Ceyx may also refer to:

  • Ceyx (bird), a genus of kingfishers named for the Greek figure
  • Ceyx (Neopaganism), a neopagan god named for the Greek figure
  • Ceyx (father of Hippasus), an unrelated figure in Greek mythology, ally to Heracles
Ceyx

In Greek mythology, Ceyx was the son of Eosphorus and the king of Thessaly. He was married to Alcyone. They were very happy together, and according to Pseudo-Apollodorus's account, often called each other "Zeus" and "Hera". This angered Zeus, so while Ceyx was at sea, the god threw a thunderbolt at his ship. Ceyx appeared to Alcyone as an apparition to tell her of his fate, and she threw herself into the sea in her grief. Out of compassion, the gods changed them both into halcyon birds. It is said that the halcyon birds build their nests when the water is calm since both of them died at sea.

Ovid and Hyginus both also recount the metamorphosis of the pair in and after Ceyx's loss in a storm, though they both omit Ceyx and Alcyone calling each other Zeus and Hera – and Zeus's resulting anger – as a reason for it. They both also make the metamorphosis the origin of the etymology for "halcyon days", the seven days in winter when storms never occur. They state that these were originally the seven days each year during which Alcyone (as a kingfisher) laid her eggs and made her nest on the beach and during which her father Aeolus, god of the winds, restrained the winds and calmed the waves so she could do so in safety. The phrase has since come to refer to a peaceful time generally.

The myth is also briefly referred to by Virgil, again without reference to Zeus's anger.

Ceyx (Neopaganism)

In the neopagan religion of Stregheria, Ceyx was the son of Lucifer and Diana. He is named after the Greek mythological figure Ceyx, who was also the son of Lucifer / Eosphorus (though his mother is not recorded).

Category:Sea and river gods

Ceyx (father of Hippasus)

In Greek mythology, Ceyx was a king of Trachis in Thessaly. He received Heracles, and Heracles's sons later fled to him. Some accounts make him Amphitryon's nephew, with Heracles building Trachis for him. Muller supposes that the marriage of Ceyx and his connection with Heracles were the subjects of ancient poems.

Ceyx befriended Heracles and offered him protection against King Eurystheus. Ceyx's son Hippasus accompanied Heracles on his campaign against King Eurytus of Oechalia, during which Hippasus was slain in battle. Ceyx also had a daughter named Themistonoe, who married King Cycnus.

Ceyx (bird)

Ceyx is an Old World genus of river kingfishers. The genus has a number of species, found from South East Asia to the Solomon Islands. The two African species in the genus Ispidina are sometimes placed in this genus. Compared to the related species in the genus Alcedo they are more terrestrial.

  • Oriental dwarf kingfisher, Ceyx erithaca
  • Sulawesi dwarf kingfisher, Ceyx fallax
  • Southern silvery kingfisher Ceyx argentatus
  • Northern silvery kingfisher Ceyx flumenicola
  • Moluccan dwarf kingfisher, Ceyx lepidus
  • Dimorphic dwarf kingfisher, Ceyx margarethae
  • Sula dwarf kingfisher, Ceyx wallacii
  • Buru dwarf kingfisher, Ceyx cajeli
  • Papuan dwarf kingfisher, Ceyx solitarius
  • Manus dwarf kingfisher, Ceyx dispar
  • New Ireland dwarf kingfisher, Ceyx mulcatus
  • New Britain dwarf kingfisher, Ceyx sacerdotis
  • North Solomons dwarf kingfisher, Ceyx meeki
  • New Georgia dwarf kingfisher, Ceyx collectoris
  • Malaita dwarf kingfisher, Ceyx malaitae
  • Guadalcanal dwarf kingfisher, Ceyx nigromaxilla
  • Makira dwarf kingfisher, Ceyx gentianus
  • Philippine dwarf kingfisher, Ceyx melanurus
  • Indigo-banded kingfisher, Ceyx cynopectus
  • Azure kingfisher (Ceyx azureus)
  • Bismarck kingfisher (Ceyx websteri)
  • Little kingfisher (Ceyx pusillus)