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'''Alektryon''' is a figure in [[Greece|Greek]] mythology. | '''Alektryon''' is a figure in [[Greece|Greek]] mythology. | ||
By the [[Peloponnesian War]] a [[Alektryon's Rest|location]] on a small island south of [[Naxos Island]] was named after him. Though apparently a fishermen's hut, by the time the [[Sparta]]n [[Mercenary|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]] reached it, the | By the [[Peloponnesian War]] a [[Alektryon's Rest|location]] on a small island south of [[Naxos Island]] was named after him. Though apparently a fishermen's hut, by the time the [[Sparta]]n [[Mercenary|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]] reached it, the [[human]]s laid dead, and the place had become a den of [[chicken]]s, led by a rooster.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ἀλεκτρυών ᾰ̓λεκτρῠών] (''alektruṓn'') is the Greek word meaning 'chicken, rooster'. | *[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ἀλεκτρυών ᾰ̓λεκτρῠών] (''alektruṓn'') is the Greek word meaning 'chicken, rooster'. | ||
*In Greek mythology, | *In Greek mythology, Alektryon was a soldier charged by the god [[Ares]] to stand guard while Ares and the goddess [[Aphrodite]] had a dalliance. Alektryon however fell asleep, and thus failed to notify the couple of the approaching [[Helios]] in time. As a punishment, Ares turned Alektryon into a rooster. | ||
*It is possible to run into a mercenary called ''Alektryon the Rooster'' in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'', who is accompanied by a chicken/rooster. | |||
==Appearance== | ==Appearance== | ||
Revision as of 17:30, 28 January 2019
Alektryon is a figure in Greek mythology.
By the Peloponnesian War a location on a small island south of Naxos Island was named after him. Though apparently a fishermen's hut, by the time the Spartan misthios Kassandra reached it, the humans laid dead, and the place had become a den of chickens, led by a rooster.[1]
Trivia
- ᾰ̓λεκτρῠών (alektruṓn) is the Greek word meaning 'chicken, rooster'.
- In Greek mythology, Alektryon was a soldier charged by the god Ares to stand guard while Ares and the goddess Aphrodite had a dalliance. Alektryon however fell asleep, and thus failed to notify the couple of the approaching Helios in time. As a punishment, Ares turned Alektryon into a rooster.
- It is possible to run into a mercenary called Alektryon the Rooster in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, who is accompanied by a chicken/rooster.
Appearance
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (mentioned only)