“In Greek mythology, Alcyone was the daughter of Aeolus, god of the Winds, and wife of Ceyx, king of Trachis in Phtiotis. Ceyx and Alcyone were such a happy couple that they committed the folly of comparing their happiness to that of Zeus and Hera. To punish them for their presumption, the gods transformed the couple into birds.”
George Barbier illustration (Worth dress ; Gazette du bon ton 1923) and my patterns.
Source : larousse.fr/encyclopedie
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