This is Bird Note.

When you incur the wrath of the great god Zeus, there's not much that can save you.

Seyakes and Alcyone loved each other so much they called each other Zeus and Hera.

In a rage, the great god Zeus threw a thunderbolt. they called each other Zeus and Hera.

In a rage, the great-god Zeus threw a thunderbolt, striking Seix's ship and sending him to the bottom of the sea.

When Alcyone learned the news, she was so distraught, she threw herself into the sea after him. The gods, humbled by Siyaks and Osaini's love, took pity on them and transformed them into a pair of beautiful birds,

the halcyon birds, or the birds we know as kingfishers.

The Halcyon birds are said to nest each year during a period of seven days when there are no storms.

Halcyon days have now come to refer to any period of beautiful, calm weather.

And those kingfishers?

Even today, many species of kingfishers have halcyon or even seaics in their scientific names,

and they still throw themselves into the sea.

For Bird Note, I'm Michael Stein.