Halcyon

Halcyon is a name originally derived from Alcyone of Greek mythology and may refer to:

Birds

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

Buildings

• Halcyon Castle, a castle in Travancore, Kerala, India
• Halcyon (Forsyth County, Georgia) near Atlanta, a large mixed-use development
• Halcyon Gallery, a group of three art galleries in the United Kingdom
• Halcyon House, a Georgian style home in Washington, D.C., United States

Media

Television

• Halcyon (TV series), a Virtual Reality murder mystery on SyFy
• The Halcyon, British period drama on ITV

Games

• Halcyon (console), a video-game console
• Halcyon (role-playing game), an indie role-playing game
• Halycon Galaxy, the fictional location of the 2019 video game The Outer Worlds (role-playing game)

Literature

• Halcyon (book), a collection of poems by Gabriele D'Annunzio, published in 1903
• Halcyon, a comic book published by Image Comics
• Halcyon (dialogue), a short dialogue attributed to Plato
• Halcyon (Stargate Atlantis novel), a novel by James Swallow

Music

• Halcyon Records, a record label founded by Marian McPartland

Albums

• Halcyon (album), or the title song, by Ellie Goulding, 2012
• Halcyon (Best Of), by Orbital, 2005
• Halcyon, an EP by Solstice, 1996

Songs

• "Halcyon" (Chicane song), 2000
• "Halcyon" (Delphic song), 2010
• "Halcyon" (Orbital song), 1992
• "Halcyon", by ATB from Dedicated, 2002
• "Halcyon", by The Acacia Strain from 3750, 2004
• "Halcyon", by Andy Moor, 2005
• "Halcyon", by Enter Shikari from Common Dreads, 2009
• "Halcyon", by Glass Towers, 2013
• "Halcyon", by The Paper Kites, 2011
• "Halcyon (Beautiful Days)", by Mono from Walking Cloud and Deep Red Sky, Flag Fluttered and the Sun Shined, 2004
• "Halcyon: The Heavy Silence: In Silent Rain", by ...And Oceans from Cypher, 2002

Places

• Halcyon, California
• Halcyon, Missouri
• Halcyon, West Virginia

Ships

• Halcyon 23, a type of sailing ship built in England, United Kingdom
• Halcyon-class minesweeper, a type of British Royal Navy minesweeper
• HMS Halcyon, several ships of the British Royal Navy
• USFS Halcyon, a research vessel in the fleet of the United States Bureau of Fisheries from 1919 to 1927
• USS Halcyon, more than one United States Navy ship
• USS Halcyon II (SP-582), a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919

Other uses

• Halcyon Monitoring Solutions, a company that monitors performance of computer systems
• John Styn (also known as Halcyon Lujah), American blogger and entrepreneur
• The Halcyon Company, a film studio
• Halcyon linear accelerator, produced by Varian Medical Systems

See also

• Alcione (disambiguation)
• Alcyone (disambiguation)
• Halcion (triazolam), an insomnia drug
• Halcyon Days (disambiguation)
• halycon— a common misspelling, mis-setting, or commercial name