Alektryon (Guardian of Ares)

Alektryon ( Greek  Ἀλεκτρυών , rooster ) is a young man in Greek mythology who was supposed to stand guard in front of Ares' door when he got involved with Aphrodite without permission. Alektryon fell asleep, however, and Helios , the sun, surprised both of them the next morning. As a punishment, Ares turned the Alektryon into a rooster so that he never forgets to announce the sunrise.

literature

• Julius Adolf Bernhard: Alektryon 2) . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 1.1, Leipzig 1886, column 226 ( digitized version ).
• Georg Knaack : Alektryon 1) . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume I, 1, Stuttgart 1893, column 1364.

Web links

• Alektryon in the Greek Myth Index (English)