cēÿx, ȳcis, m., = κήϋξ,
the male kingfisher (the female, halcyon), Plin. 32, 8, 27, § 86.—Personified: Cēyx , ȳcis, m., = Κήϋξ, a son of Lucifer , king of Trachis , and husband of Alcyone. Having suffered shipwreck at Delphi, he and his wife were changed to kingfishers, Ov. H. 17 (18), 81; id. M. 11, 272; 11, 544; 11, 739; Serv. ad Verg. G. 1, 399.— Acc. Gr. Cēȳca, Ov. M. 11, 727.