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Classical Mythology and Ancient History > metamorphoses ~ classical mythology > metamorphoses of female persons into birds > metamorphoses of female persons into birds (first series) > Alcyone and Ceyx changed into kingfishers: when Alcyone finds the body of her husband Ceyx washed ashore, they are both changed into kingfishers (Ovid, Metamorphoses XI 741)

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97DD13Alcyone and Ceyx changed into kingfishers: when Alcyone finds the body of her husband Ceyx washed ashore, they are both changed into kingfishers (Ovid, Metamorphoses XI 741)  

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  • Alcyone
  • ancient history
  • animal
  • bird
  • Ceyx
  • classical antiquity
  • history
  • husband and wife
  • kingfisher
  • man
  • metamorphosis
  • mythology
  • Ovid, Metamorphoses 11
  • transformation

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