Halcyon is a name originally derived from

Alcyone In Greek mythology, Alcyone or Halcyone (; grc, Ἀλκυόνη, Alkyónē derived from grc, ἀλκυών, alkyṓn, kingfisher, label=none) and Ceyx (; grc, Κήϋξ, Kḗÿx) were a wife and husband who incurred the wrath of the god Zeus ...

of Greek mythology. Halcyon or Halcyone may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Television

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

Games

Halcyon (console) The Halcyon is an unreleased home video game console produced by RDI Video Systems. The system was planned to be released in January 1985, with initial retail price for the system being . Fewer than a dozen units are known to exist and it never r ...

, a video-game console * ''Halcyon'' (role-playing game), an indie role-playing game * Halcyon, a fictional star system in the action role-playing game '' The Outer Worlds''

Music

* Halcyon Records, a record label founded by Marian McPartland

Albums

* ''Halcyon'' (album), a 2012 Ellie Goulding album, also the title song * ''

Halcyon (Best Of) ''Halcyon (Best of)'' is a compilation album by the British electronica duo Orbital featuring a selection of singles from their career together, it was released in 2005. The album Though the group's "official" greatest hits album ''Work 1989-2 ...

'', a 2005 album by Orbital * ''Halcyon'', a 1996 EP by

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Songs

* "Halcyon" (Chicane song), 2000 * "Halcyon" (Delphic song), 2010 * "Halcyon" (Orbital song), 1992 * "Halcyon", by Andy Moor, 2005 * "Halcyon", by ATB from '' Dedicated'', 2002 * "Halcyon", by Enter Shikari from ''

Common Dreads ''Common Dreads'' is the second studio album by English rock band Enter Shikari, released on 15 June 2009 and 16 June in the US. Recording of the album took place in late 2008–2009. The album was produced and mixed by Andy Gray at Arreton Mano ...

'', 2009 * "Halcyon", by Glass Towers, 2013 * "Halcyon", by

Noisia Noisia (stylised as NOISIΛ; "VISION" turned upside down) was a Dutch electronic music trio consisting of members Nik Roos, Martijn van Sonderen and Thijs de Vlieger from Groningen, Netherlands. They produce a wide variety of music including dr ...

and The Upbeats, 2019 * "Halcyon", by Spiritbox from '' Eternal Blue'', 2021 * "Halcyon", by Windhand from '' Eternal Return'', 2018 * "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 Cypher is an alternative spelling for cipher. Cypher may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * Cypher (French Group), a Goa trance music group * Cypher (band), an Australian instrumental band * Cypher (film), ''Cypher'' (film), a 2002 film * C ...

'', 2002

In print

* ''Halcyon'' (book), a collection of poems by Gabriele D'Annunzio, published in 1903 * ''Halcyon'', a comic book published by Image Comics * ''Halcyon'' (Stargate Atlantis novel), a novel by James Swallow * ''Halcyone'', a 1912 novel by

Elinor Glyn Elinor Glyn ( Sutherland; 17 October 1864 – 23 September 1943) was a British novelist and scriptwriter who specialised in romantic fiction, which was considered scandalous for its time, although her works are relatively tame by modern stand ...

Other arts and entertainment

* ''Halcyon'' (dialogue), a short dialogue attributed to Plato *

The Halcyon Company The Halcyon Company was an American media development company headed by Victor Kubicek and Derek Anderson. They were perhaps best known for acquiring the global rights to the ''Terminator'' franchise in 2007 and for producing ''Terminator Salvat ...

, a film studio founded in 2007 * ''Halcyone'', a 1915 painting by Herbert James Draper

Birds

* ''Halcyon'' (genus), a genus of kingfishers

Buildings

Halcyon Castle ] Halcyon Castle (now called The Kovalam Palace) was built in 1932 in the princely state of Travancore, in the modern-day state of Kerala, India. It was constructed by M.R.Ry Sri Rama Varma Valiya Koil Thampuran, the consort of Maharani Sethu Lak ...

, 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 Halcyon House is a Federal-style home in Washington, D.C. Located in the heart of Georgetown, the house was built beginning in 1787 by the first Secretary of the Navy, Benjamin Stoddert.Moeller, Gerard Martin and Weeks, Christopher. ''AIA Guide ...

, a Georgian style home in Washington, D.C., United States

Places in the United States

Halcyon, California Halcyon is an unincorporated community of about 125 acres (50 ha) in San Luis Obispo County, California, just south of Arroyo Grande. It was founded in 1903 as a Theosophical intentional community and is the home and headquarters of a religi ...

, an unincorporated community * Halcyon, Missouri, a ghost town * Halcyon, West Virginia, an unincorporated community

Ships

* , several ships of the British Royal Navy * , more than one United States Navy ship * ''Halcyon''-class minesweeper, a type of British Royal Navy minesweeper * , a research vessel in the fleet of the United States Bureau of Fisheries from 1919 to 1927 *

Halcyon 23 The Halcyon 23 is a British trailerable sailboat that was designed by Alan Buchanan as a cruiser and first built in 1967.Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats'', page 232. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. The ...

, a British sailboat design * ''Halcyone'', a sailing yacht built by J W Miller & Sons and launched in 1934

Other uses

* Halcyone, alternate spelling of

, a figure in Greek mythology *

Halcyon Monitoring Solutions Sun Management Center is a computer system monitoring product from Sun Microsystems. Sun Management Center (Sun MC) is a systems management and monitoring tool for enterprise-wide management of Sun servers, desktops and storage devices. It provid ...

, a company that monitors performance of computer systems * Halcyon Dive Systems, a diving equipment company that produces the Halcyon RB80 rebreather *

Halcyone Barnes Halcyone Barnes (March 31, 1913 – April 9, 1988) was an American collage artist and watercolor painter. Life Barnes was born on March 31, 1913, in Dallas, Texas. Barnes became a collage artist and watercolor painter. In the 1960s, she exhibite ...

(1913–1988), American collage artist and watercolor painter *

John Styn John Halcyon Styn is an American blogger, entrepreneur, motivational speaker, web designer, author, and web celebrity, who "pushed the boundaries of online self-expression" through his various online projects. He is currently the co-founder of 1st ...

, also known as Halcyon Lujah, American blogger and entrepreneur * Halcyon linear accelerator, produced by Varian Medical Systems * Halcyon, a hypersonic airliner under development by

Hermeus Hermeus Corporation is an American startup company from Atlanta, Georgia focused on the development of commercial hypersonic airliners. History The company was founded in 2018 and received an initial round of funding led by Khosla Ventures. In Ma ...

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