Halcyon

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Halcyon (pronounced /ˈhælsiən/), a term that originates from the Greek myth of Alcyone, is used most often to mean golden or marked by peace and prosperity.

Halcyon may refer to:

Contents 1 Birds 2 Games 3 Literature 4 Music 5 Ships 6 Other 7 See also

[edit] Birds

• Halcyon (genus), a type of bird
• Tree kingfisher, a family of birds (Halcyonidae) containing the above genus

[edit] Games

• Halcyon (role-playing game), an indie role-playing game
• Halcyon (console), a video-game console

[edit] Literature

• Halcyon (dialogue), a short dialogue attributed to Plato
• Halcyon (Stargate Atlantis novel), a novel by James Swallow
• Halcyon, the fictional capital city of the Thran civilization in the Magic: The Gathering universe

[edit] Music

• "Halcyon" (Chicane song)
• "Halcyon" (Orbital song)
• Halcyon (Best Of), an album by Orbital
• "Halcyon", a song by The Acacia Strain from 3750
• "Halcyon (Beautiful Days)", a song by Mono from Walking Cloud and Deep Red Sky, Flag Fluttered and the Sun Shined
• "Halcyon (Intro)", a song by Enter Shikari from Common Dreads
• "Halcyon: The Heavy Silence: In Silent Rain", a song by ...And Oceans from Cypher

[edit] Ships

• HMS Halcyon, at least five ships of the British Royal Navy
• Halcyon class minesweeper, a type of British Royal Navy minesweeper
• Halcyon 23, a type of sailing ship built in England

[edit] Other

• Halcyon, California, U.S.
• Halcyon Castle, a castle in Travancore, Kerala, India
• Halcyon Gallery, a group of three art galleries in the United Kingdom
• Halcyon House, a Georgian style home in Washington, D.C., U.S.
• Halcyon Monitoring Solutions, a company that monitors performance of computer systems
• The Halcyon Company, a film studio
• Halcyon, a Boat Club at St. Paul's School, Concord, New Hampshire, U.S.

[edit] See also

• Halcion, an insomnia drug
• Alcyone (disambiguation)
• Halcyon days
• Halcyon Days (disambiguation)

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