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Alektryon was a figure in Greek mythology.
In the 5th century BCE, a location on a small island south of Naxos Island had been named after him. It was originally the site of a fisherman's hut, but its human inhabitants had seemingly been slaughtered by a flock of chickens by the time the misthios Kassandra visited it around 427 BCE.[1]
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- ᾰ̓λεκτρῠών (alektruṓn) is the Greek word for chicken.
- 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.
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (mentioned only)