alcyonides

τῶν δ᾽ ὀρθουμένων σῴζει τὰ πολλὰ σώμαθ᾽ ἡ πειθαρχία → But of those who make it through, following orders is what saves most of their lives (Sophocles, Antigone 675f.)

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

alcyŏnĭdes: (halc-) dies = ἁλκυονίδες ἡμέραι, the same as alcedonia (cf. also alcedo), Plin. 10, 32, 47, § 90.