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hmm...who am I?
On Alcyone:
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In a mini dictionary on Greek Mythology, I first heard about the Princess of the winds. (For those of you interested, the book was "Gods, Demigods & Demons- an Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology") Alcyone was the daughter of Aeolus who is the King of the winds. She is also in partly in charge of the moon. Later in life, she married the sun of the morning star, Ceyx. Their happiness soon at the envy of Hera, the wife of Zeus. To get back at them, she sent a storm out to the ship with Ceyx aboard. His ghost then appeared to Alcyone. To keep her husband company, she dived in and drowned. The king of all Gods, Zeus, felt pity for the couple and so turned them both into Kingfishers. Aeolus heard of this and commanded his winds to be steady for seven days so his daughter could lay her eggs in a nest in the ocean. It is from this myth that we get the word 'Halcyon' which stands for calm and golden days.
Alcyone, the constellation:
My life story:
Name: Mary
School: Queen's Sci 05
Age: 18
Country: Canada
Life: Non-existant
ICQ: 13326084
Email: vampalcyone@yahoo.com
Hobbies: HTML, playing with Leslie, hanging out with friends, making out with my calculator...
Other interesting facts: I was born in HK in 1983 on September 16. I moved here at age 6 and have lived here ever since. I'm studying engineering at Queen's University currently. Just waiting for Christmas break now!
Other stuff:
I have a twin sister and her name is Esther.
My Symbol: *<8^Þ
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