Alectryon

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Alectryon

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Greek A youth charged by Ares to stand guard outside his door while the god indulged in illicit love with Aphrodite. He fell asleep and was transformed into a rooster as punishment. And there he lingered till the crowing cock, / The Alectryon of the farmyard and the flock, / Sang his aubade with lusty voice and clear, / To tell the sleeping world that dawn was near.

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name character in Greek mythology

Español	Alectrión
Português	Alectrião, Alectrion
Deutsch	Alektryon
Italiano	Alectrione
Русский	Алектрио́н Alektrión, Алектио́н Alektión

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@misc{alectryon_2026,
  title = {Alectryon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alectryon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}