HALCYON DAYS :


Halcyon Days, in Greek mythology, a period of two weeks of calm seas around the winter solstice, when the mythical halcyon (a bird identified with the kingfisher) brooded over a nest at sea. According to legend, Alcyone, a daughter of Aeolus, threw herself into the sea upon learning of her husband Ceyx's death during a voyage. She was transformed into a bird, and calm was assured for a period so that her eggs could hatch.