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[[File:Naxos-AlektryonRest.jpg|thumb|250px|Alektryon's alleged residence on Naxos Island]] | |||
'''Alektryon''' | '''Alektryon''' was a figure in [[Greece|Greek]] mythology. | ||
By 431 BCE, a [[Alektryon's Rest|location]] on a small island south of [[Naxos Island]] was named after him. Though apparently a fisherman's hut, by the time the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] reached it, its [[human]] inhabitants laid dead, and the site had become a den of [[chicken]]s, led by a rooster.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | By 431 BCE, a [[Alektryon's Rest|location]] on a small island south of [[Naxos Island]] was named after him. Though apparently a fisherman's hut, by the time the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] reached it, its [[human]] inhabitants laid dead, and the site had become a den of [[chicken]]s, led by a rooster.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | ||
Revision as of 14:20, 12 December 2022
Alektryon was a figure in Greek mythology.
By 431 BCE, a location on a small island south of Naxos Island was named after him. Though apparently a fisherman's hut, by the time the Spartan misthios Kassandra reached it, its human inhabitants laid dead, and the site 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 to henceforth always announce the rising of the sun (Helios).
- It is possible to run into a mercenary called Alektryon the Rooster in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, who is accompanied by a chicken/rooster.
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (mentioned only)