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Alectryon

Alectryon proper noun: 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.

Proper noun

Alectryon

  1. (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.1873 August, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, “[I. Tales of a Wayside Inn.] The Student’s Tale. Emma and Eginhard.”, in Aftermath, Boston, Mass.: James R[ipley] Osgood and Company, late Ticknor & Fields...

Alectryon meaning in Indonesian

Alectryon in Indonesian

character in Greek mythology
Alektrion

Questions about Alectryon

What does Alectryon mean?
Alectryon means 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.
What is Alectryon in Indonesian?
Alectryon in Indonesian is Alektrion. See Alectryon meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is Alectryon?
Alectryon is a proper noun.

Words near Alectryon in the dictionary

  1. alectryomachy
  2. alectryomancer
  3. alectryomancers
  4. alectryomancy
  5. alectryomantic
  6. Alectryon
  7. alectyromancy
  8. alecy
  9. aled up
  10. Aledo
  11. aledraper

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