halcyon days

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• /ˈhælsiːən deɪz/
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From halcyon, from Latin Alcyone, from Ancient Greek Ἀλκυόνη (Alkuónē), daughter of Aeolus and wife of Ceyx. When her husband died in a shipwreck, Alcyone threw herself into the sea whereupon the gods transformed them both into halcyon birds (kingfishers). When Alcyone made her nest on the beach, waves threatened to destroy it. Aeolus restrained his winds and kept them calm during seven days in each year, so she could lay her eggs. These became known as the "halcyon days," when storms do not occur. Today, the term is used to denote a past period that is being remembered for being happy or successful.

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Chinese Cantonese: 美好嘅日子 (mei3 hou2 ge3 jat6 zi2) — halcyon days
• Czech: staré zlaté časy — halcyon days
• Dutch: rustig weer — halcyon days
• Dutch: vredige tijden — halcyon days
• Finnish: jäälinnun päivät — halcyon days
• French: jours heureux — halcyon days
• German: Halkyonische Tage — halcyon days
• Greek: αλκυονίδες ημέρες (alkyonídes iméres) — halcyon days
• Hungarian: boldog békeidők — halcyon days
• Hungarian: gyöngyélet — halcyon days
• Italian: giorni alcionii — halcyon days
• Latin: alcēdōnia — halcyon days
• Polish: czasy świetności — halcyon days
• Spanish: días tranquilos — halcyon days
• Swedish: glada dagar — halcyon days
• Swedish: sötebrödsdagar — halcyon days
• Ukrainian: безтурботні часи (bezturbotni časy) — halcyon days
• Vietnamese: những ngày thanh bình — halcyon days