ἀλκυών

alkyon

kingfisher, Alcedo ispida

Appears 9 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 9
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Book V 5
Chapter 8 541b34–542b16

542b4
542b4
542b10
542b16

Chapter 9 542b17–543a13

542b22
Book VIII 2
Chapter 3 592a28–594a3

593b8
593b12
Book IX 2
Chapter 13 615b19–616a13

615b29

Chapter 14 616a14–34

616a14

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀλκυών, όνος, ἡ, mythical bird, identified with the A. kingfisher, Alcedo ispida, Il. 9.563, Alcm. 26, Simon. 12, Ar. Av. 251, Arist. HA 542b4, Theoc. 7.57. (Freq. written ἁλ- by false etymology from ἅλς, κυέω: ἁλκυδών Hdn. Gr.2.285.)

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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