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 Gallery, a group of three art galleries in the United Kingdom
• Halcyon House, a Georgian style home in Washington, D.C., United States

Media

• Halcyon (TV series), a Virtual Reality murder mystery on SyFy

Games

• Halcyon (console), a video-game console
• Halcyon (role-playing game), an indie 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, a 1996 EP by Solstice
• Halcyon (album), a 2012 album by Ellie Goulding, or its title track
• Halcyon (Best Of), a 2005 album by Orbital

Songs

• "Halcyon", by ATB from the 2002 album Dedicated
• "Halcyon", by The Acacia Strain from the 2004 album 3750
• "Halcyon (Beautiful Days)", by Mono from the 2004 album Walking Cloud and Deep Red Sky, Flag Fluttered and the Sun Shined
• "Halcyon" (Chicane song), 2000
• "Halcyon", by Andy Moor (published on Armada Music, 2005)
• "Halcyon" (Delphic song), 2010
• "Halcyon", by Au5 with Fractal, 2013
• "Halcyon", by The Paper Kites from the 2011 EP Woodland
• "Halcyon (Intro)", by Enter Shikari from the 2009 album Common Dreads
• "Halcyon" (Orbital song), 1992
• "Halcyon: The Heavy Silence: In Silent Rain", by ...And Oceans from the 2002 album Cypher
• "Halcyon", by Glass Towers, 2013

Places

In the United States

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

Elsewhere

• Halcyon Hot Springs, British Columbia, a former resort in the Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada

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, at least five ships of the British Royal Navy
• USS Halcyon a ship from the first world war and commissioned to United States Navy in 1917

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

See also

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