"Alectryon" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Alectryon
  1. (Greek mythology) 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. Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Greek mythology Translations (character in Greek mythology): Ἀλεκτρυών (Alektruṓn) (Ancient Greek), Алектрион (Alektrion) (Bulgarian), Alectríon (Catalan), Alectryo (Dutch), Alektryon (Finnish), ალექტრიონი (alekṭrioni) (Georgian), Alektryon [masculine] (German), Alektrion (Indonesian), Alectrione [masculine] (Italian), Alektryon [masculine] (Polish), Alectrião [masculine] (Portuguese), Alectrion [masculine] (Portuguese), Алектрио́н (Alektrión) (Russian), Алектио́н (Alektión) (Russian), Alectrión [masculine] (Spanish), Алектріо́н (Alektrión) (Ukrainian)
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