Halcyoneus

Halcyoneus or Alcyoneus (Greek: Ἀλκυονεύς, Alkyoneús; ) was, as a son of Antigonus II Gonatas, king of Macedonia, a Macedonian prince of the Antigonid dynasty. He participated, with his father and Macedon's Spartan allies, in the fight against Pyrrhus of Epirus for control of the Peloponnese, and died in battle at an unspecified later date.

Life War with Pyrrhus Nothing is known of the time of his birth, He was already grown up to manhood in 272 BC, when Antigonus advanced into the Peloponnesus to oppose the invasion of Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, and he accompanied his father on that expedition. During the night attack on Argos, by which Pyrrhus attempted to force his way into the city, Halcyoneus was dispatched by Antigonus with a body of troops to oppose him, and a vehement combat took place in the streets.

Later life It appears from an anecdote told by Aelian and Plutarch that Halcyoneus was killed in battle during the lifetime of Antigonus, but on what occasion they do not say.