Halcyon Days is an oblique reference to the Greek mythological figures

Alcyone and Ceyx In Greek mythology, Alcyone (or dubiously Halcyone) (; ) and Ceyx (; ) were a wife and husband who incurred the wrath of the god Zeus for their romantic hubris. Etymology Alkyóne comes from alkyón (), which refers to a sea-bird with a mour ...

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Alcyone In Greek mythology, Alcyone (or dubiously Halcyone) (; ) and Ceyx (; ) were a wife and husband who incurred the wrath of the god Zeus for their romantic hubris. Etymology Alkyóne comes from alkyón (), which refers to a sea-bird with a mour ...

, often used to denote a past period that is being remembered for being happy and/or successful. It may also refer to:

Literature

* ''Halcyon Days'' (book), a 1997 collection of interviews with programmers of early video games * ''Halcyon Days'', a 1991 play by

Steven Dietz Steven Dietz (born June 23, 1958) is an American playwright, theatre director, and teacher. Called "the most ubiquitous American playwright whose name you may never have heard", Dietz has long been one of America's most prolific and widely prod ...

* ''Halcyon Days'', a play by

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Music

Albums

* ''Halcyon Days'' (Sounds of Swami EP), 2009 * ''Halcyon Days'' (BWO album), 2006 * ''Halcyon Days'' (Bruce Hornsby album), 2004 * ''Halcyon Days'' (Ellie Goulding album), 2013 * ''Halcyon Days'' (Steve Roach, Stephen Kent and Kenneth Newby album), 1996 * ''Halcyon Days'' (Strawbs album), 1997 * ''Halcyon Days'', a 2007 album by Dr. Strangely Strange * ''Halcyon Days'', a 2008 album by The Paper Cranes * ''Halcyon Days'', a 2011 album by Mokhov * ''Halcyon Days'', a 2013 album by

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* ''Halcyon Days'', a 2022 album by Chagall Guevara

Compositions

* "Halcyon Days", a composition by Henry Purcell, written for the semi-opera ''The Tempest'' (circa 1695) * "Halcyon Days", the first movement of the suite ''The Three Elizabeths'' by

Eric Coates Eric Francis Harrison Coates (27 August 1886 – 21 December 1957) was an English composer of light music and, early in his career, a leading violist. Coates was born into a musical family, but, despite his wishes and obvious talent, his parents ...

Songs

* "Halcyon Days", by ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead from ''

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'' * "Halcyon Days", by A Wilhelm Scream from '' Benefits of Thinking Out Loud'' * "Halcyon Days", by One Thousand Violins * "Halcyon Days", by Siobhán Donaghy from ''

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'' * "Halcyon Days", by Stratovarius from ''

Nemesis In ancient Greek religion and myth, Nemesis (; ) also called Rhamnousia (or Rhamnusia; ), was the goddess who personified retribution for the sin of hubris: arrogance before the gods. Etymology The name ''Nemesis'' is derived from the Greek ...

'' * "Halcyon Days", by

Tages Tages was claimed as a founding prophet of Etruscan mythology, Etruscan religion who is known from reports by Latin authors of the late Roman Republic and Roman Empire. He revealed a cosmic view of divinity and correct methods of ascertaining ...

* "Halcyon Days", by

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* "Halcyon Days", by

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* "Halcyon Days", by Two Gallants from ''

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'' * "Halcyon Days", by

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* "Halcyon Days (Where Were You Then?)", by Local H from '' Whatever Happened to P.J. Soles?'' ** "Halcion Daze", an earlier version of the same song, from ''

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'' * "Halcyon Daze", by Hidden in Plain View from ''

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'' * "Halcyon Daze", by Mark Lanegan from ''

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'' * "The Halcyon Days", by The Tea Party from ''

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