Kēyx (English spelling)

Japanese: Kēyx(英語表記)Keyx
Kēyx (English spelling)

… [Naoya Abe]
[Myths and legends]
In Greece, the legend of Halcyonē (or Alkyonē) was widely known in connection with the kingfisher. When her husband Kēyx was shipwrecked at sea and his body washed up on the shore, Halcyonē transformed herself into a bird and flew to her husband, who, by divine mercy, was also transformed into the same bird.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Kēyx" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…【安部 直哉】
[神話,伝承]
 ギリシアではハルキュオネHalkyonē(またはアルキュオネAlkyonē)の伝説がカワセミとの関係で広く知られていた。夫ケユクスKēyxが海難に遭い,死体となって彼女のもとに流れついた。ハルキュオネは鳥に姿を変えて夫のそばへ飛んでいったが,夫もまた神の慈悲により同じ鳥に変じたという。…

※「Kēyx」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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