Our Name

In Greek mythology, Alkyon was the beautiful daughter of the wind and the beach. After much misfortune the Gods changed her into a kingfisher, and since then kingfishers have built their nests on the sea surface during the calm period of each year. In that period the sky is clear blue and the winds are calm and that is why Alkyon is also named as the queen of the storms ...

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